Clare Sillery announces Body on the Beach at Sheffield DocFest
To coincide with her Sheffield Doc/Fest panel session today, Clare Sillery, Head of Commissioning, Documentaries, History and Religion announces three new single films and three new series including one by Rogan Scotland – Body on the Beach.
Body On The Beach
How did Annie Börjesson die? BBC Three and BBC Scotland have co-commissioned Rogan Scotland to make a 4×30’ series to try to find the answer to this mystery. The series will look at the death of a young Swedish woman, Annie Börjesson, whose body was found on Prestwick beach in South West Scotland in 2005.
Immediately labelled as suicide by authorities, numerous question marks now exist over that verdict. Investigating the mysterious circumstances leading up to and following her death, the series will open up this cold case, piecing together information in the public domain and turning up new evidence.
Body On The Beach (4×30) was commissioned for BBC Three and BBC Scotland by Fiona Campbell, Controller, BBC Three, Clare Sillery, Head of Documentaries, History and Religion and Louise Thornton, Head of Commissioning, BBC Scotland. The series is directed for Rogan Scotland by Liam McCardle and executive produced by Mark Hedgecoe. Emma Loach is commissioning editor for BBC Three and David Harron for BBC Scotland.
“It’s a really exciting time for documentaries at the BBC. Recent highlights such as Uprising, House Of Maxwell, Our Falklands War, Then Barbara Met Alan and Gazza demonstrate our commitment to telling distinctive British stories and bringing viewers new perspectives on recent events.”
Read the full press release here.
