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Chinese version of TV hit ‘Broadchurch’ in the works
CANNES, France, Oct 15, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The blockbuster British crime
drama “Broadchurch” is to be remade in Chinese, its producers said Monday.
Very few Western television series are shown in China — which has a
strict quota on foreign-made entertainment — and producers Endemol Shine
said its Mandarin-language version of the series will be adapted to fit local
rules.
The original show, starring “Doctor Who” actor David Tennant, is set in an
English seaside town which is turned upside down by the disappearance of an
11-year-old boy.
It was a huge hit for British broadcaster ITV, with three series clocking
up record audiences domestically and pulling big viewing figures across
Europe, although it flopped in the US.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1435 hrs