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[07/25/11 - 04:20 AM]
BBC America Announces Two Original Series & First Development Slate
"Would You Rather with Graham Norton" and "Hard Drive with Richard Hammond" are among the newcomers on tap.







SHOCK THERAPY (BBC AMERICA)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
7/25/11
STATUS:
previously in development (2012-2013 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from BBC America's press release, July 2011) The channel has also ordered a one hour special/back door pilot of Shock Therapy, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions and adapted from the BBC UK format, Fat & Fatter. The special aims to help addicted young people by pairing them with an extreme version of themselves in order to "shock" them to change their lives and habits for the better. Izzie Pick Ashcroft and Jane Tranter are executive producers.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Izzie Pick Ashcroft as EP
· Jane Tranter as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BBC Worldwide Productions