Crime pays at BBC W'wide Showcase

Drama is selling strongly at BBC Worldwide's annual Showcase U.K. sales mart, being held the first time in Liverpool, in northern England. Crimers do particularly well within the four-day event, which systems today. Japanese broadcaster AXN Mystery acquired "Dying in Paradise," the second quantity of "Silk" as well as the second quantity of "Mad Dogs." Japanese paybox Wowow nabbed the initial quantity of "DCI Banks," the next quantity of "Wallander" as well as the third quantity of "Whitechapel." Other crime drama sales include "Inside Males" to Australia (UKTV), "Dying in Paradise" to Kazakhstan (Astana TV), Belgium (VRT) and Lithuania (Lietuvos ryto). Danish pubcaster DR acquired the second quantity of "Sherlock" as well as the second quantity of "Scott & Bailey." Worldwide situated a criminal offence evening attended by thesps Emilia Fox ("Quiet Witness"), Stephen Tompkinson ("DCI Banks") and Una Stubbs ("Sherlock"), who spoke to customers to help drum up sales. Worldwide's Caroline Torrance, director of investment, content purchases, mentioned: "Crime drama captures the imagination of TV audiences all over the world, which is a perennial best seller for people.In . "Quiet Witness," "Waking the Dead" and "Sherlock" have provided to greater than 200 areas. Meanwhile, webs in France and Canada pre-bought rights to fantasy series "Sinbad," produced by Impossible Pictures for BSkyB, at Showcase. Space in Canada and Canal Also in France allow us the show, while NRJ12 in France has guaranteed secondary rights. Vintage BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous," restarted for 3 20th anniversary special deals, offered across Europe. DR (Denmark), NPO (Holland), NRK (Norwegian), RUV (Iceland), SVT (Sweden), VRT (Belgium) and YLE (Finland) are among people who licensed the laffer, which was co-produced with U.S. gay web Logo design design. Matt Forde, professional V . p . of sales and co-productions for BBC Worldwide America, predicted more collaborations with niche U.S. players like Logo design design and recognized the distributor's first outing in Liverpool after its longtime berth inside the south coast seaside resort of Brighton. He mentioned: "Showcase in Liverpool feels as if an international event happening in England, whereas before Showcase felt as being a U.K. event happening employed in brighton.Inch The Corp. mentioned that 640 customers attended the sales mart. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com