Significant Other to film in Manchester with Katherine Parkinson and Youssef Kerkour
Katherine Parkinson and Youssef Kerkour are set to star in Significant Other, a new 6 x 30 comedy drama from Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions for ITVX that starts filming in Manchester next month.
Adapted from yes Studios’ award-winning Israeli series of the same name, Significant Other was created by Dana Modan, Assi Cohen and Ram Nehari, and it has been adapted and written by Dana Fainaru and Hamish Wright, who also serve as executive producers alongside Shindler.
Significant Other is an unconventional love story told through a comedic lens, exploring the unromantic romance of two lonely neighbours in their mid-40s who embark on a hesitant relationship after drastic life events bring them together. David Sant directs and Debbie Pisani is series producer.
Significant Other is the second drama from Quay Street, following the Noele Gordon biopic Nolly starring Helena Bonham Carter that filmed earlier this summer.
Parkinson said: “Significant Other is a beautifully unconventional love story, and I’m so thrilled to be bringing it to life with Nicola Shindler and her team. It deals with loneliness and the messiness of love and I hope the scripts will resonate as much with an audience as they did with me. I can’t wait to get started!”
Kerkour added: “I'm overjoyed and very grateful to be teaming up with Nicola Shindler once again and to have the privilege of working with Katherine Parkinson whom I've been a fan of for so many years.
"The real value of a career is the outstanding people one gets to work with and the love and joy which that work brings to an audience... (and vice versa). Significant Other is a beautiful story with a wickedly funny centre, and I can't wait to share it with everyone.”
Katherine Parkinson photo via Sam Irons.
Youssef Kerkour photo via Rory John Bicknell.
Also on The Knowledge
The Global Production Awards are back!
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, our sister brands Screen International, Broadcast and KFTV are launching The Global Production Awards 2024.
Screen Scotland announces £3m funding pot
Screen Scotland has announced £3m funding over three years to develop film and TV skills and opportunities in Scotland.
The Knowledge Book 2024 – final call!
The new print edition of The Knowledge book is going to bed very soon, so please get in touch now if you’d like to book a spot; this is the final call!
Uk's 72 Films makes Lennon doc for Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has commissioned a three-part documentary series about the murder of John Lennon, from UK-based 72 Films.
Glasgow plans local production grant as record filming spend is confirmed
A Glasgow City Council report on the progress of the Glasgow Film Office has found that local production spend reached £57.7m in 2022, an increase of more than £15m from the previous year.
Kudos Knight partnership brings in Sex Education alum
Rem Conway will develop slate of scripted projects tapping into West Midlands talent