Top US Drama To Be Screened On BBC One In 2008.

'Damages', the top-rating new series in America this season, is to be screened on BBC One next year.
This highly anticipated 13-part drama series, starring five-time Oscar nominee and two-time Tony Award winner, Glenn Close combines a compelling legal thriller with a riveting murder mystery.
Directed by Allen Coulter, Damages is a powerful drama set in high stakes litigation.
The series follows the turbulent lives of Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) the nation's most revered and reviled high stakes litigator and her bright and ambitious protégé Ellen Parsons, played by rising Australian star Rose Byrne (Marie Antoinette) as they become embroiled in a lawsuit with one of the wealthiest and most corrupt CEO's in the country.
Sue Deeks, BBC Television's Head of Series, Programme Acquisition, who secured the rights from Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) for BBC One said: "BBC One is the home of high quality, exciting drama and the perfect place for such a taut and intelligent series - think of John Grisham's The Firm crossed with Murder One and you'll get the idea of just how good Damages is."
The show is executive produced by Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman.
Damages will be premiering on BBC One next year.
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