19.02.04
Spooks
revealed as multi-format computer game
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Worldwide announces plan to develop and publish PC and console games
based on the popular Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama Spooks
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Multimedia, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide's software publishing business, is set
to take the BAFTA-award winning drama Spooks to PlayStation 2, Xbox
and PC.
It's
the first time a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama has been developed into a computer game.
The multi-format title, developed by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Multimedia's in-house studio,
Gamezlab, will be launched in Autumn 2004, and feature all the main
characters from the TV series.
With
a script by TV show writer Steve Bailie, Spooks will see games players
control the main MI5 agents from the series in a quest to thwart
an international criminal conspiracy; action will take place in
a range of locations in the UK and abroad; and the game will task
the player with completing a variety of Spook-like operations -
from surveillance to code-breaking, stealthy tailing of suspects
and the dramatic cracking of criminal cells.
The
game launch will coincide with Spooks' third television series,
due to air in the autumn on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE.
TV
drama Spooks is a Kudos production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE. The third series
is produced by Andrew Woodhead and the executive producers are Jane
Featherstone and Simon Crawford Collins for Kudos and Gareth Neame,
Head of Drama Commissioning for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Spooks was created by David
Wolstencroft. Also writing for the series are Simon Mirren, Matthew
Graham, Steve Bailie, Ben Richards and Howard Brenton.
As
well as receiving a best drama BAFTA, Spooks has been aired to critical
acclaim in the US. The A&E Network broadcast the first two series
(renamed MI-5), and is set to run series three.
Dave
Lee, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide's Director of Multimedia, said: "The rich
and engaging world of Spooks makes ideal material for a game. Added
to this, the support and contribution of the show's production team
will help the development of a truly involving title that I expect
to appeal to fans of the series as well as the wider computer gaming
community."
Stephen
Garrett, Joint MD, Kudos Film & Television Ltd, said: "As
a TV producer it's thrilling to find an internationally successful
show like Spooks starting to develop a life of its own. With its
potential for stealth and complex problem solving, Spooks seems
a natural for the world of computer gaming, a world that until now
television drama propositions have not really been able to inhabit."
Notes to editors:
Spooks
- Starring Matthew Macfadyen (Perfect Strangers/US title - Almost
Strangers), Keeley Hawes (Tipping The Velvet), David Oyelowo (A
Sound of Thunder), Peter Firth (Amistad, Hunt For Red October) and
Jenny Agutter (A Respectable Trade), the series is an action-packed
thriller about the undercover world of the British Security Service
MI5. As the team works to thwart the activities of terrorists operating
within the UK, they must also battle with the dangerous and psychologically
demanding aspects of their work and the effect it can have on their
personal lives.
Kudos Film and Television - Makers of Spooks (MI-5) is a dynamic
UK independent production company, highly regarded in the British
film and television industry. Led by Joint Managing Directors Stephen
Garrett and Jane Featherstone, Kudos prides itself on its investment
in new talent and its ability to make distinctive, original and
award-winning film and television drama. Spooks has consistently
attracted high ratings and critical acclaim across the world, and
the third series is currently in production in the UK. The DVD of
series one was released in America in January.
Kudos'
reputation is exemplified by its portfolio of award-winning productions:
Channel 4 drama Psychos; the International Emmy award-winning children's
series The Magician's House (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE); highly-acclaimed feature
film Among Giants; and the Grammy-nominated film about Radiohead,
Meeting People Is Easy.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Multimedia: the software publishing division of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide publishes
console and PC games, as well as interactive entertainment products
for mobile and other platforms. In addition, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Multimedia creates
children's and reference titles for PC and consoles. All the company's
interactive products are developed with an emphasis on innovation,
entertainment, creativity, learning and the quality the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is renowned
for. You can find out more about its catalogue of titles on the
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Multimedia website - .
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