Afro-Mic, back2back, join forces for Saved On Camera
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| 22 July 2019

back2back Productions has forged a partnership with fellow UK indie Afro-Mic Productions to secure the greenlight for Saved on Camera, a new commission from BBC One Daytime.

The15 x 30’ series captures what it says are heroic real-life moments caught on camera, offering backstories and interviews with the characters in question. A pay-off at the end of each story sees the heroic subject reunited with the person whose life they saved.

Distributed by Cineflix Rights, Saved on Camera will also be available in an 8 x 60 mins version for international audiences. It will be executive produced by back2back founder and managing director David Notman-Watt and Afro-Mic managing director Emma-Rosa Dias. The commissioning editor for BBC One Daytime is Muslim Alim.

back2back has also announced a second commission for the third season of Scrap Kings roll out on Discovery’s Quest. The new 20 x 60’ series, commissioned by Quest’s Simon Downing, follows demolition experts as work their way around the UK. Distributed by Flame Distribution, Scrap Kings is also executive produced by Notman-Watt for back2back and series produced by Nigel Gainsborough for back2back.

“Although very different in tone and topic, Saved on Camera and Scrap Kings are both classic shows, with their strong story arcs, memorable characters and gripping conclusions,” said Notman-Watt.“Teaming up with Afro-Mic on Saved on Camera is particularly pleasing. Being Brighton-based ourselves, we’re flag bearers for regional productions and spend, and look forward to developing further series with our new Belfast-based partners. As for Scrap Kings, the third outing of this crowd-pleasing thumper of a show is shaping up to be the loudest, heaviest and most shocking yet. We’re already fielding calls from scrap yards and demolition companies across the UK keen to be part of the action.”

Dias added: “This is a particularly satisfying deal. It’s our first long-form series commission for the BBC. It’s a brilliant co-production with a producer with a strong track record in this genre and it has the backing of a distributor with deep international expertise, which gives a clear seal of approval to this idea. This is everyday people performing extraordinary acts of bravery to save others. These are incredible stories, and it’s going to be a real privilege to bring these people together to understand how these events changed their lives.”