Steven Moffat’s ‘Number 10’ Finds European Co-Producer

EXCLUSIVE: French-German network Arte has jumped aboard Steven Moffat‘s series Number 10 about a fictional UK Prime Minister.

Arte is co-producing the Rafe Spall-starring Channel 4 series about goings-on inside the UK Prime Minister’s dwelling, joining pre-buyers HBO Max Australia, New Zealand’s TVNZ, Finland’s YLE, Denmark’s DR and Norway’s NRK. Arte will air the series in France and Germany.

Number 10 is one of ITV Studios‘ cornerstone shows coming to MIPCOM and Moffat will be in Cannes alongside long-time producing partner Sue Vertue.

Notably, Moffat’s biggest ever hit, the BBC’s Sherlock, is now also being sold by ITV Studios after the producer-distributor acquired Sherlock producer Hartswood Films a little while back.

As ITV Studios hosts its annual breakfast and gets set to enter a future separate from the ITV network, it revealed a wealth of other pre-sales including provocative love story Adultery, which has sold to the same networks as Number 10, and The Dark, which has gone to buyers including BritBox for Australia, BBC Studios for New Zealand, and Virgin Media Television for the Republic of Ireland. Both are produced by ITV Studios-backed Poison Pen.

Finally, Stan’s The Killings at Parrish Station has been shopped to the likes of Canal+ in the Czech Republic and a number of Scandi broadcasters.

Tom Clark, ITV Studios’ EVP Global Sales & Commercial Strategy, said: “We are thrilled to announce extensive international sales across our slate of top-tier dramas. From the exciting upcoming dramas Number 10 and Adultery, to The Dark, The Killings at Parrish Station, and the global phenomenon Sherlock, these deals are a testament to the exceptional quality and global appeal of ITV Studios’ latest drama portfolio.”