The BBC has acquired ABC comedy Austin starring Ben Miller, Sally Phillips and Michael Theo.
Produced by Northern Pictures and Lincoln Pictures, the cast also includes Gia Carides and Roy Billing.
Created by Darren Ashton (Spreadsheet) and Ben Miller (The Armstrong and Miller Show), the writing team includes Lloyd Woolf and Joe Tucker (Black Ops), Adam Zwar (Wilfred, Lowdown) and Kala Ellis (Spreadsheet).
Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition says: “Irresistibly charming, humorous and heart-warming, BBC viewers are sure to find Austin a sheer delight from start to finish”.
Catherine Nebauer, Head of Scripted at Northern Pictures said: “BBC is the perfect platform for Austin and we have no doubts its viewers will appreciate the clever blend of British and Australian humour. With a stellar cast and production team, Austin has already proven to be a hit on ABC with local audiences and we can’t wait to share it with the world.”
Austin (8×30) is a Northern Pictures and Lincoln Pictures production in association with Screen Australia, Screen Canberra and ITV Studios, which also handles distribution. The directors are Darren Ashton and Madeleine Dyer (Colin From Accounts). The writers/creators are Darren Ashton, Ben Miller, Lloyd Woolf, Joe Tucker, Adam Zwar and Kala Ellis. The Executive Producers are Catherine Nebauer, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, Jessica Parker, Lloyd Woolf and Joe Tucker and Peter Anderson. The producer is Joe Weatherstone.
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