`Ian Fleming - A Life in Pictures` to be broadcast August 28th

Ian Fleming Publications today announced the first broadcast date of the new docudrama "Ian Fleming - A Life in Pictures"

It will be shown on BBC 1 (UK) on Sunday 28th August at 22.15.

Wall To Wall Productions are behind the 60 minute special "Ian Fleming: A Life in Pictures". The biopic will tell the extraordinary true life story of Ian Fleming; the creator of James Bond, one of the great icons of 20th century culture.

Award-winning actor Ben Daniels (Cutting It, Conspiracy) brings the author to life. The film also stars Emily Woof (The League of Gentleman’s Apocalypse, School for Seduction, The Full Monty) as Ian’s wife, Ann, and Pip Torrens (The Government Inspector, The Rotters Club) as Ian’s close friend and Jamaican neighbour, Noel Coward.

Unlike previous productions centred around the author, "Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming" (1989) and "Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming" (1990), the script for this production is based on historical fact and the team consulted Fleming's family members, his biographer Andrew Lycett and John Pearson, author of "James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007".

"Ian Fleming: A Life in Pictures" will be directed by John Alexander and produced by Colette Flight and Leann Klein. Post production is scheduled to complete in summer 2005. Ben Daniels has just completed work on "Doom", a movie adaptation of the famous videogame, with "Die Another Day" Bond girl Rosamund Pike.

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.

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