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MónicaadoresherdaughterClara.Oneday,theteenagerisfoundunconsciousandinacoma,acomathateventhedoctorscantexplain.Anxious,filledwithpainanddrivenbydesperation,Monicawoulddoanythingtosaveherandbringherbacktolife.Evensomethingthatcouldcauseunexpectedconsequences...DavidVictoridivesintothesupernaturalhorrorthrillerrealmtopresenthisdebut,andhedoesitbybeingateasewithalltheelementsofthegenre.Heintroducesastorythatshowsthedarknessweallhaveinside,bringingthecharacterstotheemotionalverge.Elegantandfilledwithasuggestiveatmosphere,combiningsubtlehintsandsuspensetraces,thefilmisenhancedbytheperformancesofthecharismaticBelénRuedaandDaríoGrandinetti.Victorihasalreadyachievedalot,heisawinnerofYoutube’sFilmFestivalandmadeawebseries,Zero(2015),whichwasproducedbyRidleyScottandMichaelFassbender.ThePactisyetanotherexcitingnewstepinhisjourneyasfilmmaker.

BBC的关于大都会警察局“悬疑旧案”部门的喜剧。小组的头是女DS桑德拉普尔曼，既然是和旧事有关，索性就招聘了3个退休侦探：杰克把死去的爱妻埋在后院每天和她聊天，盖里年轻时有名的花心如今要和三个前妻四个女儿共进晚餐，布莱恩是个强迫症、前酒徒和阴谋论者。标题取自一句老话：“Youcan'tteachmeijubar.netanolddognewtricks（老家伙学不来新窍门）”。这帮老家伙却成功地在新时代用他们的经验和技，那些疑难案件正中了看似过时的老窍门的道。

WiththeimminentreleaseofRoseMatefeo’sbrandnewromcomStarstruckonBBCThreeattheendofApril,thiscomingyearmarksawatershedmomentinbroadcastinghistorywithmostBBCThreecomedyeitherstarring,writtenbyorcreatedbywomen.BBCThreewillbethefirstUKchanneltoachievethislandmarkinfemalerepresentationwith58%oflong-formscriptedcomedywrittenbywomen.UpcomingtitlesincludeLazySusan,StarstruckandEllieandNatasiaplusthesecondseriesofbothInMySkinandBacktoLife.Inadditiontothis,theBBCtodayannouncesfournewBBCComedySlicesforBBCThree,allofwhicharewrittenbyand/orstarfemaletalent:Ladybaby,Amicable,DinosaurandBritney,whichresultsinthemajorityofcomedyprogrammesonBBCThreenowbeingfemaleled.KateDaughton,outgoingHeadofComedyattheBBC,says:BuildingonthehugesuccessofPhoebeWaller-BridgeandDaisyMayCooper,thismarksamonumentalachievementandistestamenttothefactthemostpioneeringandexcitingnewvoicesincomedyareincreasinglyfemale.KateleavestheComedyCommissioningteamtodayhavingmadeatremendousimpactoverseeingaraftoffemalefirsttitles.SinceKate’sarrivalin2017shehascommissionedandnurturedFleabag,Mum,Ghosts,Gavin&Stacey:ChristmasSpecial(2019),ThisTimeWithAlanPartridge,BacktoLife,TheGoesWrongShow,OutofHerMind,TwoDoorsDown,InMySkinandManLikeMobeen.AlongsidetheforthcomingWitchfinder,Alma’sNotNormalandStephenMerchantseriesTheOffenders(w/t).ShaneAllen,DirectorofBBCComedy,says:Fiveyearsagotherewerestillarticlesaskingwhereallthefunnywomenwere.Thathoaryoldnonsensecanfinallybedispensedwithonceandforall.It’salevelplayingfieldwiththemostvibrantanddynamicworkcomingthroughfromfemaleswritersandwriterperformerswhoareelevatingtheartformofcomedyandexpandingitshorizons.AsforKateDaughton,nolongerwillshecurseatmeforloudsneezingintheoffice.Partlybecauseshe’sleavingandmostlybecausewe’venotbeenintheoffice.Trulybereft;indenialthatshe’soffandwe’reluckytohavehadherforsolong.CharlotteMoore,ChiefContentOfficer,says:Kate’simpeccabletaste,whipsmartcomedybrainandbeguilingwayswithtalenthavehadatransformativeimpactonthecomedyoutputinhertimehere.ThefactthatBBCThreecanclaimtobethefirstUKchannelwithamajorityoffemaleledandwrittenscriptedcomedyisinlargepartdowntohervisionandpassionforbackinggenredefiningfemalecreatives.She’llbesorelymissedbutthankfullyleavesbehindaterrificlegacyofshowsahead.

Agroupofmismatchedstudentsonaschooltripbecomeunlikelyheroeswhenarobotapocalypsezapsawaytherestofhumanity.The10-episodeaction-packedsci-fiseriesTHELASTBUSstarsRobertSheehan(UmbrellaAcademy,Misfits),TomBasden(AfterLife,Plebs)andanensemblecastofexcitingnewtalent.April1,onlyonNetflix.