While full details about the drama are yet to be released, Lighthouse Film and Television co-founder Radford Neville told the publication the series is a \u201cresearch-heavy project inspired by real characters\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we set up Lighthouse in 2020, we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,\u201d Neville said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the interim, she has set up Via, and towards [the] end of last year we had an idea for an ambitious, contemporary returning series that may be perfect for Sarah.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lighthouse are said to be teaming up with Lancashire\u2019s production company, Via Pictures, on the project.<\/p>\n
When approached by RadioTimes.com<\/a> for comment, a spokesperson said there were \u201cno further details at present\u201d in regards to the series.<\/p>\n Lighthouse are one of the minds behind Netflix<\/a>\u2018s forthcoming movie, Scoop<\/a>, based on the 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew, which is set to provide an \u201cinsider account of the inner workings of the Palace and the BBC\u201d.<\/p>\n Starring Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew, Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Billie Piper as guest booker Sam McAlister \u2013 who wrote the book the film is based on<\/a> \u2013 Scoop will take audiences behind the scenes of the interviews and their repercussions.<\/p>\n Lighthouse co-founder Hilary Salmon told Deadline when they began looking for \u201cthe project that became Scoop\u201d, they wanted to \u201cdo an actual drama but seek cultural and critical moments of the last two decades\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt like journalism was a really good area for this, and campaigning around social change and changes in attitudes is ripe for exploration,\u201d she added.<\/p> Viewers last saw Lancashire as the formidable Sergeant Catherine Cawood in Sally Wainwright\u2019s Happy Valley.<\/p>\n The actress recently won the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards, and exclusively told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> it was \u201chard to say goodbye\u201d to the character<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was hard to say goodbye, but in truth it\u2019s a brutal role to play, and you have to know when enough is enough, really,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n \u201cEven just for the sake of your health, you can\u2019t keep repeatedly playing that role \u2013 and Sally knows that, and we knew how much mileage there was in her, and probably how much mileage there was in me as well.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Sarah](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-683075454-5b17fa2.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Virgin")
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