Now in its eleventh year, the annual talent initiative offers up-and-coming writers and directors the opportunity to work with established on-screen acting talent and showcase their work on national TV.
Ben Stoll, Drama Commissioning Editor, Channel 4 commented: “Coming Up epitomises Channel 4’s passion for discovering and supporting new talent. It’s a fantastic opportunity for emerging writers and directors to see their distinctive ideas realised on screen, whilst allowing audiences to get the first glimpse of the storytellers of the future. Add to the mix some of the most exciting current acting talent, and I think we can expect some thrilling pieces of work.”
Previous filmmakers who have participated in Coming Up include writer Nicole Taylor (Ashes to Ashes), Skins writer Jack Thorne, director Tom Harper (Misfits) and Top Boy director Yann Demange.
The seven original dramas are as follows:
Ben and Lump
Writer: Tom Wells
Director: MJ Delaney
Starring Lewis Reeves, Thomas Turgoose (This is England)
Camouflage
Writer: Lydia Adetunji
Director: Robert McKillop
Starring Lara Pulver (Sherlock), Ashley Walters (Top Boy)
Colour
Writer: Vivienne Franzmann
Director: Lynsey Miller
Starring Leah Nathan, Michael Ajao (Attack the Block), and MyAnna Buring (White Heat)
New Cross
Writer: Laura Neal
Director: David Stoddart
Starring Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Alice Saunders
If We Dead Awaken
Writer: James Phillips
Director: Luke McManus
Starring Branko Djuric (No Man’s Land), Ingaborga Dapkunaite (Burnt by the Sun), Phoebe Fox (Black Mirror) and Stanley Townsend (The Shadow Line)
Postcode Lottery
Writer: Laurence Wilson
Director: Tom Marshall
Starring Con O’Neill (Criminal Justice), Jo Hartley (This is England), Debra Stephenson (The Impressions Show)
Spoof or Die
Writer: Stacey Gregg
Director: Prasanna Puwanarajah
Starring Ryan McParland, Yasmin Paige (Submarine), Michael Smiley (Kill List), Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult)
Which of the dramas are you looking forward to? Let us know below…
Watch a clip from Russell Tovey’s New Cross…