A Touch of Cloth:

Sky 1 HD is proud to announce the arrival of Charlie Brooker's brand new sitcom, ‘A Touch Of Cloth'. This will be an exclusive premiere to Sky 1 and will air in August 2012.

Charlie Brooker is joining forces with John Hannah and Suranne Jones for a special one-off comedy A Touch Of Cloth, which will spoof the very best and worst of British crime dramas made in the last decade.

A Touch of Cloth is an all-encompassing parody of every police procedural ever written. It stars John Hannah (The Mummy, Spartacus) as DCI Jack Cloth - a maverick, heavy drinking loner who has thrown himself into his work following the mysterious death of his wife. The damaged, haunted Cloth is teamed with plucky no-nonsense sidekick DC Anne Oldman, played by Suranne Jones (Coronation Street, Unforgiven).

Together the pair investigate a series of increasingly grisly murders and find themselves on the trail of a devious killer. As you do. If you're a detective. The case leads Cloth and Oldman from leafy forests to sinister lock-ups, from the luxury home of an arrogant TV chef to the cold dissection rooms of vampish forensic pathologist Natasha Sachet (Daisy Beaumont), packing in as many jokes as humanly possible along the way. Their boss, A.C.C. Tom Boss, played by Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing, The Hour) repeatedly demands results, fast.

Based on a story by Boris Starling (Messiah) the screenplay was written by Charlie Brooker (Dead Set) and Daniel Maier (Harry Hill's TV Burp), with Ben Caudell, Peter Holmes, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris.

 

KEY BENEFITS TO SPONSOR:

  • Big name cast including John Hannah (The Mummy, Spartacus) and Suranne Jones (Coronation Street, Unforgiven)
  • Written by Charlie Brooker and Daniel Maier who have a history of writing quality shows
  • One-off, 2 hour special
  • Association with award winning British comedy on Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD
  • Online opportunity also available
  • Simulcast on Sky1 HD, allowing 4 times better picture quality
  • Multi-platform distribution including repeats on Sky1 and Sky2


SCHEDULING:

  • Sky 1 & Sky 1 HD
  • 1 X 120 minute shows
  • Starts August 2012
  • Plus repeats on Sky1 and Sky2 and any showings on Sky Anytime & Sky Go

For more information please download the full sponsorship opportunity opposite.

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