Ben Miller & Frances De La Tour To Star In Crime Drama ‘Professor T’ For ITV
ITV has commissioned new crime drama ‘Professor T‘ from production company Eagle Eye Drama, starring Ben Miller and Frances De La Tour the broadcaster has announced.
Based on the hit Belgian series of the same name, ‘Professor T’ is set against the stunning backdrop of one of the world’s most prestigious educational institutions, Cambridge University.
Ben Miller (‘Johnny English’, ‘Death in Paradise’) plays the genius OCD criminologist, Professor Jasper Tempest, alongside Tony award-winning actress Frances de la Tour (‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, ‘The History Boys’) as his colourful but overbearing mother, Adelaide. Emerging star Emma Naomi, who is currently appearing on the London stage in Blithe Spirit, takes up the role of Detective Inspector Lisa Donckers with rising star Barney White cast as her police sidekick Dan Winters.
The series will be directed by leading Belgian director, Indra Siera, and will be filmed in Belgium and Cambridge during the summer of 2020. This will be the first original drama commission for Eagle Eye Drama, a newly formed production company launched by the same team behind global drama brand Walter Presents.
“Professor T is my all-time favourite detective – a tortured genius wrestling with a mystery childhood trauma,” commented Executive Producer and CEO of Eagle Eye Drama Walter Iuzzolino. “It’s a unique crime series with a core of wonderful warm characters at its heart and I am delighted to be working with our hand-picked European production team to make this for ITV and international audiences.”
The six-part series is produced by Eagle Eye Drama and is supported by Screen Flanders and the Belgian tax shelter. PBS Distribution holds the North American rights. Beta Film will distribute the series worldwide. ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill has commissioned the series for the channel.
No news yet on when ‘Professor T‘ will air, but we’ll let you know when we hear more.
