‘California Avenue’ Producer on New BBC Drama Starring Helena Bonham Carter and Bill Nighy: ‘It’s a Love Letter to Television From the 1970s’
The new BBC drama 'California Avenue' is produced by Hugo Blick and features a star-studded cast including Helena Bonham Carter and Bill Nighy. Set in a mobile home park in 1975, the series explores themes of family and community among outsiders. It is described as a love letter to 1970s television, inspired by Blick's own childhood experiences.
- ▪The series is set in an English mobile home park during the summer of 1975.
- ▪It features a cast that includes Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Erin Doherty, and Tom Burke.
- ▪The show is produced by Blick’s company Eight Rooks and Drama Republic for the BBC.
- ▪It has been described as a warm and witty story about a family on the run from their past.
- ▪The series will be distributed internationally by Mediawan Rights and Entourage Media.
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