Big Talk Studios has started filming a new ITVX comedy in Hartlepool.
Transaction is a 6 x 30minute series created by, and starring, award-winning comedy performer Jordan Gray.
“My one true goal with this show is to create something as timeless as my implants,” said Gray.
It also features Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, How To Train Your Dragon, Get Away), Doon Mackichan (Two Doors Down, Good Omens), Thomas Gray (Peacock, A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder) and Francesca Mills (The Witcher, Boat Story).
“Jordan Gray’s unique blend of humour and creativity certainly make Transaction an exciting and engaging comedy. We cannot wait to see Jordan Gray and Nick Frost in action,” said ITV’s Head of Comedy, Nana Hughes.
Gray is Liv, a transgender egomaniac, causing havoc in the strange world of the supermarket nightshift. Having been hired to work there by Pellocks boss Simon (Frost) after he inadvertently offended the LGBTQ+ community with an ill-conceived marketing campaign, Liv soon realises she’s unsackable and sets about turning the store into her own personal playground, unleashing chaos on everyone and everything around her.
“Transaction promises to be a very eye-catching contemporary comedy, with Jordan Gray, Nick Frost and Thomas Gray forming an unlikely but electric threesome,” added Big Talk Studios CEO and Executive Producer, Kenton Allen.
“Jordan’s razor-sharp writing and timing paired with Nick’s legendary comedic presence is comedy dynamite. And of course, it’s always a thrill to work with Mr Frost, a Big Talk OG of the finest vintage.”
Big Talk Studios is part of ITV Studios and the series is produced by Lara Singer (Peacock) and directed by Ollie Parsons (Breeders, Man Like Mobeen).
Additional funding support comes from the North East Screen Industries Partnership delivered by North East Screen.
