UKTV mini-series to begin in Queenstown
The mini-series Top of the Lake, directed by Oscar winner Jane Campion, will begin production in Queenstown in February.
The mini-series Top of the Lake, directed by Jane Campion, will begin production in Queenstown in February.
The six part mini-series, directed by Oscar winner Ms Campion (The Piano) and Garth Davis, and written by Ms Campion and Gerard Lee, is about the disappearance of a pregnant 12 year old, Tui, last seen standing chest deep in a frozen lake.
The investigating detective Robin Griffin, played by Screen Actors Guild winner Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, On The Road), encounters Tui’s father, a local drug lord, played by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominee Peter Mullan (Trainspotting, War Horse), and other characters as she loses herself to find the missing Tui, BBC Worldwide said.
Set in New Zealand it also stars Oscar winner Holly Hunter (The Piano) and Australia Film Institute winner David Wenham (Faramir in The Lord of the Rings).
The mini-series will be co-produced by UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, BBC TWO in the United Kingdom and Sundance Channel in the United States, with BBC Worldwide distributing the television series internationally. Producers included Oscar winners Emile Sherman and Iain Cunning of See-Saw Films (The King’s Speech, Shame), and Philippa Campbell of Escapade Pictures (Black Sheep).
Production is set to begin on February 7.
Alex Walls
Tue, 17 Jan 2012
Tue, 17 Jan 2012
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UKTV mini-series to begin in Queenstown
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