Truelove (TV series)

Truelove is an upcoming six-part British comedy-drama series for Channel 4 starring Lindsay Duncan and Clarke Peters. The series asks the question: “is it ever right to help end a life?” and was created by Charlie Covell and Iain Weatherby for Clerkenwell Films.

Truelove
Created by
Screenplay by
  • Charlie Covell
  • Iain Weatherby
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kimgom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Emily Harrison
  • Andy Baker
  • Petra Fried
  • Charlie Covell
  • Iain Weatherby
ProducerAlex Walsh-Taylor
Production company
Release
Original networkChannel 4

Synopsis

Phil (Duncan) and Ken (Peters) were teenage sweethearts, now in their vintage, who never quite managed to forget each other, are reunited in their 70s at a nostalgia-filled drunken wake in which they and fellow mourners agree to help each other avoid the slow decline into death in favour of engineering dignified deaths.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The series was announced by Channel 4 in May 2022 from a script written by Iain Weatherby and produced by Charlie Covell and Weatherby for Clerkenwell Films.[4] Producer is Alex Walsh-Taylor with Emily Harrison, Andy Baker, Petra Fried, Covell and Weatherby as executive producers and Elliot Hegarty and Rachna Suri as directors.[5]

Casting

Julie Walters was attached to the project. However, after production was paused for Walters to consult with doctors over severe back pain she ultimately had to pull out due to health problems. She was replaced in the cast by Lindsay Duncan and all other cast members were able to return for filming to reconvene.[6]

Filming

Filming got underway in Clevedon, Burnham-on-Sea, and Bristol in the summer of 2022.[7][8][9] After a hiatus filming had resumed in Bristol and Clevedon by May 2023.[10][11]

References
  1. Harrison, Ellie (2 March 2023). "Julie Walters quits Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health". The Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. Farber, Alex (1 March 2023). "Julie Walters pulls out of Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health". The Times. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. "Truelove". Comedy.Co.Uk. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  4. "Channel 4 commissions brand new gripping drama, Truelove, starring Lindsay Duncan and Clarke Peters". Channel 4. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. "Channel 4 commissions, Truelove from BBC Studios indie partner Clerkenwell Films". BBC.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. Goldbart, Max (28 February 2023). "Julie Walters Pulls Out Of Channel 4 Drama 'Truelove' Due To Ill Health, Replaced By Lindsay Duncan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  7. Kendall, Ellie (1 June 2022). "Julie Walters spotted having cup of tea at UWE during filming for Truelove". Bristol Post. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. Jenkins, Cameron (14 May 2022). "Dame Julie Walters spotted filming drama on Clevedon seafront". Bristol Post. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. Jenkins, Cameron (10 May 2022). "Film crews set up in Burnham-on-Sea for new Channel 4 drama". Somerset Live. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. Streeting, Louise (9 May 2023). "Film crew takes over Bristol city centre restaurant as stars spotted on set". Bristol Post. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. Stavrou, Athena (23 May 2023). "Film crews for new Channel 4 drama spotted on Somerset coast". Somerset Live. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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