BBC Four acquires first Spanish drama
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| 27 January 2017

After posting unqualified success with Scandinavian and Australian crime thrillers over the last couple of years, the BBC has turned to Spain for its latest noir offer.
The 10x70’ I Know Who You Are will transmit on BBC Four later in 2017. It is said to be a compelling crime drama which sees a family tearing itself apart following the disappearance of a loved one. It begins with a 55-year-old man who staggers along a highway following a car accident but with no memory of who he is or how he got there. When the police find the wreck of the car, they also find the mobile phone of the man’s 23-year-old niece, who disappeared the same night as the accident.

“Our first contemporary Spanish drama is an intriguing, multi-layered series which quickly becomes the dramatic equivalent of a page-turning thriller,” said Sue Deeks, head of BBC programme acquisition.

The series is directed and executive produced by Pau Freixas and the head writer is Ivan Mercadé. It is produced by Filmax International and Mediaset España, and distributed by Arrow Films. The latter’s acquisitions director Tom Stewart added: “[WE are] thrilled to have such an exciting piece of television go out on one of the leading broadcasters for international television and also beginning a successful collaboration with both Filmax and Mediaset España.”