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Beta is heading to Italy with the Eagle Eye Drama hit series Bookish (6x1h), starring Mark Gatiss. The six-hour crime drama will celebrate its World Premiere at the brand new Italian Global Series Festival, IGSF, born from the legacy of the prestigious Roma Fiction Fest. Taking place from June 21 to 28 in Rimini and Riccione, Bookish, produced by Eagle Eye Drama, will be part of the Drama Competition at IGSF.

Mark Gatiss comments: “I’m thrilled to have been invited to the inaugural Italian Global Series Festival. To return to Rimini where I had a holiday in 1980 and to be able to unveil Bookish to a brand-new audience as well as host a TV-making masterclass is an absolute treat!”

Directed by Carolina Giammetta, Bookish will celebrate its world premiere on Tuesday, 24 June in attendance of main actor, creator and producer Mark Gatiss, who will also hold a television screenwriting masterclass during the festival. Besides world premieres, IGSF will offer several exciting activities like fan events with international and Italian talents, further masterclasses, and “first-looks” into upcoming series, presented by cast and crew for public audiences.

Featuring Emmy award winner Mark Gatiss, Bookish tells the story of a witty bookshop owner with an unusual name: Book. As a former military spy, now working as a detective and consultant for the police, Book is solving their most uncrackable cases. But he has a secret himself – as a gay man in the 1940s, he lives in a mutually agreed ‘lavender marriage’ with his childhood friend Trottie (Polly Walker). After having lost the love of his life in the war, Book’s past suddenly seems to catch up to him and poses a riddle that seems unsolvable, even for him. A stylish and colorful crime drama set in London in 1946 with a thoroughly modern sensibility and tone.

Bookish is produced by Eagle Eye Drama for UKTV and PBS in association with Happy Duck Films and supported by the Belgian Tax Shelter. Beta Film holds worldwide distribution rights on all seasons, while PBS Distribution holds the North American rights.