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The Girl in the Café
- Tightrope Pictures
Tightrope Pictures was formed in late
2003 out of the successful ongoing collaboration between the multi award-winning
writer Paul Abbott (Shameless, State Of Play, Clocking
Off) and leading drama producer Hilary Bevan Jones (May
33rd, State Of Play, Butterfly Collectors).
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Tightrope's first executive role was for the production
of To The Ends Of The
Earth, a seafaring drama trilogy based on the classic novels
by William Golding.
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Produced in conjunction with the ±«Óãtv and directed by David
Attwood, the series will broadcast in 2005.
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The highly acclaimed drama Dad
followed, written by Lucy Gannon and starring Richard Briers. This moving
90-minute television film was broadcast on ±«Óãtv ONE as part of this year's
Comic Relief Campaign to highlight elder abuse.
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The Girl in the Cafe
marks Tightrope's third major drama
production.
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As well as new dramas by Paul Abbott, Tightrope Pictures
is currently working on development projects with writers such as Guy
Hibbert, Lucy Gannon, Lizzie Mickery and Tony Grounds.
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Hilary serves on the council of Bafta as the Chair of
Television. In 2004 she was awarded the Sony Television Pictures International
Contribution to the Medium award, at the Women in Film Awards.
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