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Many Slices have become successful series including Jerk, Ladhood, People Just Do Nothing, Tash & Ellie, In My Skin and Enterprice. Now in their eighth year, Comedy Slices on BBC Three are a vital place to develop the next generation of on and off-screen British comedy talent. The Executive Producers for Fully Focused are Teddy Nygh, Leah Henry and Nick Bedu. PRU was written and created by Alex Tenenbaum and Nathaniel Stevens and will be directed by Teddy Nygh. We’re looking forward to working with Fully Focused on this sharp and authentic script.” Fully Focused bring their ethos and emphasis on authenticity and representation of young voices both on and off camera and we’re excited to go on this journey with them.”įiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three, says: “We’re hugely passionate about investing in young people at BBC Three, giving a platform to new stories and voices. Shane Allen, Controller Comedy Commissioning at the BBC, says: “This script crackles with terrific dialogue from sharply drawn characters in a world we haven’t seen before in sitcomworld – all imbued with truth, heart and hilarity. It is committed to centring underrepresented young voices in their work and the entire team behind PRU, from the writers (Alex Tenenbaum and Nathaniel Stevens) to the director (Teddy Nygh) have extensive experience of working with a wide range of young people, including in Pupil Referral Units, giving PRU unrivalled authenticity. The four teen leads will be found through an open casting process, which began this week with Fully Focused putting out an online call for talent on its social pages.įully Focused is a youth-led production company at the forefront of online content creation. It will be told through the eyes of four complex kids who say the unsayable and do the undoable. It aims to capture authentically the unpredictable nature of PRU life, a world seldom seen by the public. PRU is a comedy about a group of teens struggling to navigate adolescence in a Pupil Referral Unit, a school for excluded children. PRU, a brand new comedy from Fully Focused, has been commissioned as a Comedy Slice for BBC Three. This entry was tagged Alex Tenenbaum, Aylesford, BBC, BBC Three, Blue Bell Hill, Carroty Wood, comedy, Fully Focused Productions, Jaye Eservas, Kosar Ali, Michael Boahen, Nathaniel Stevens, Nkechi Simms, Pia Somersby, PRU, Teen comedy, Tom Moutchi, Tonbridge.
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PRU will be released as a box set on BBC iPlayer on Thursday 26 th March 2022.įor more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map. Previous productions to have filmed in Tonbridge include Missing (2009-2010), Making Noise Quietly (2019) and The Larkins (2021). Tonbridge is a riverside town with picturesque castle, churches and historic buildings. The activity centre is enclosed in 58 acres of mature woodland with plenty of natural habitat and wildlife. Previous productions to shoot in Aylesford include Half a Sixpence (1967) and Rustom (2016).Ĭarroty Wood is situated just outside of Tonbridge. Aylesford is a picturesque village located on the banks of the River Medway and complete with a Norman Church and Victorian houses. Production visited Kent in January and February 2022 to film various scenes at Blue Bell Hill in Aylesford, Carroty Wood, and The George and Dragon Pub in Tonbridge.īlue Bell Hill is a stunning nature reserve located in Aylesford, with panoramic views across the Weald.
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Kosar Ali ( Rocks, Dangerous Liaisons) also appears in the pilot episode as Hanna. Each episode is told through the eyes of the four teenagers as they struggle to navigate the world of adolescence.Ĭreated by Nathaniel Stevens and Alex Tenenbaum, PRU stars Nkechi Sims ( Top Boy (2019-2022)) as Sienna, Michael Boahen as Jaeden, Jaye Eservas as Halil, Pia Somersby as Belle and Tom Moutchi ( Temple (2021), Famalam) as Anthony. PRU (2022) is a BBC Three four-part comedy series about a group of 15-year-old teenagers stuck in the Pupil Referral Unit, a school for excluded kids. Kent Locations Used: Blue Bell Hill, Carroty Wood Nature Reserve, The George and Dragon Pub – Tonbridge Production Company: Fully Focused Productions PRU: Behind the Scenes All available episodes (5 total). Starring: Nkechi Simms, Michael Boahen, Jaye Eservas, Pia Somersby, Tom Moutchi Comedy series set in a pupil referral unit, a school for excluded children. From left to right: Pia Somersby as Belle, Jaye Eservas as Halil, Kosar Ali as Hanna, Michael Boahen as Jaeden, and Tom Moutchi as Anthony in the pilot episode of PRU (2022) © BBC Three / Fully Focused ProductionsĬreators: Nathaniel Stevens, Alex Tenenbaum