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‘California Avenue’ Producer on New BBC Drama Starring Helena Bonham Carter and Bill Nighy: ‘It’s a Love Letter to Television From the 1970s’
“California Avenue” is the new show from Hugo Blick, the brains behind some of modern TV’s most impressive dramas, including Emily Blunt starrer “The English,” “The Honourable Woman” with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michaela Coel-fronted “Black Earth Rising.” Unsurprisingly, “California Avenue” features an equally star-studded cast in the form of Bill Nighy (“Love Actually), Helena Bonham […]
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According to Variety’s source item, ‘California Avenue’ Producer on New BBC Drama Starring Helena Bonham Carter and Bill Nighy: ‘It’s a Love Letter to Television From the 1970s’, “California Avenue” is the new show from Hugo Blick, the brains behind some of modern TV’s most impressive dramas, including Emily Blunt starrer “The English,” “The Honourable Woman” with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michaela Coel-fronted “Black Earth Rising.” Unsurprisingly, “California Avenue” features an equally star-studded cast in the form of Bill Nighy (“Love Actually), Helena Bonham […]
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