Reunion | |
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Genre | Drama |
Screenplay by | William Mager |
Directed by | Luke Snellin |
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Country of origin | United |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Helen Ostler |
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Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Reunion is an upcoming British television series for BBC One .
Daniel Brennan is a deaf man released from prison, ostracised from friends and family, seeking to discover unravel the events that led to his imprisonment. [1]
The four-part series is produced by Warp Films for BBC One and BBC iPlayer . It is created and written by William Mager and directed by Luke Snellin, with Helen Ostler as producer, and Siobhan Morgan as associate producer. Mark Herbert and Gwen Gorst are executive producers for Warp Films, alongside series writer William Mager, with Rebecca Ferguson and Jo McClellan for the BBC. [2]
The majority of cast and many members of the crew are deaf or use British Sign Language. The cast is led by Matthew Gurney with Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis. [3] The cast also includes Stephen Collins, Ace Mahbaz, Sophie Stone, Olive Gray, Joe Sims and Julian Peedle-Calloo. [4]
Filming took place in Sheffield in the summer of 2024. [5] [6] Other filming locations included Doncaster. [7]
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