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Great Point Media PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS SUMMER 2015 We are proud to present a selection of just some of the content produced by companies within the Great Point Media EIS family and bespoke production funds. LINE OF DUTY (Series 3 & 4) The critically acclaimed Line of Duty returns to the BBC this year, starring Leanne Best (Ripper Street) and Arsher Ali (The Missing ) who join existing cast members Daniel Mays (Made in Dagenham), Martin Compston (Silent Witness) and Vicky McClure (Broadchurch). Line of Duty is one of BBC Two’s best-performing drama series in the last 10 years. THE CONFIRMATION Bob Nelson, the Oscar-nominated Nebraska writer, makes his directorial debut on The Confirmation, starring Clive Owen (The Knick), Maria Bello (Prisoners) and introducing Jaeden Lieberher (St. Vincent). The film follows 8-year-old Anthony (Lieberher) and his estranged down-on-his-luck father, Walt (Owen), who have to spend a weekend together while Anthony’s mother is away. Their first day together is a series of unfortunate events but as Anthony and Walt improvise around their misfortunes, they begin to discover a true connection with each other. ARTHUR & GEORGE Adaptation of Julian Barnes’s novel (short-listed for The Man Booker Prize) written by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness), and based on events in the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who created the detective Sherlock Holmes. Martin Clunes (Doc Martin ) plays the celebrated novelist and physician, who recaptures his zest for life by pursuing and challenging a notorious miscarriage of justice against George Edalji, played by Arsher Ali (The Missing ). Also starring Art Malik (Homeland ), this three-part drama premiered on ITV in March 2015 achieving an audience of 3.2 million. THE ARK The Ark is a dramatic retelling of Noah’s Ark and stars David Threlfall (Shameless). The show was filmed on location in Morocco with production crew from Red Planet Pictures (producers of Hustle and Death in Paradise) and premiered in the UK on the BBC in March 2015, attracting an audience of 4.3 million. DOC MARTIN (Series 7) ITV’s most popular drama series is returning to ITV later this year starring Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly). Doc Martin has built up a large audience since it launched in 2004, averaging in excess of 9 million viewers in the UK and having further success across the world with adaptations in at least 70 countries. Series 7 is currently filming on location in Port Isaac in Cornwall. Great Point Media Limited e: [email protected] 22 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9LY t: +44 (0)207 550 5512 OLYMPUS 13 part drama series which premiered in the US on NBCUniversal’s Syfy Channel in April 2015. Olympus takes viewers into the action-packed ancient world of humans, gods and monsters, and features characters from mythology in a way never before imagined. US digital rights in Olympus were acquired by Amazon Digital Services and UK rights by Channel 5’s new channel Spike. DAMAGED A seductive mystery for Lifetime starring Chris Klein (American Pie ) and Merritt Patterson (The Royals ). A high school teacher’s life is turned upside-down when a new student moves in across the street having just been released from a psychiatric hospital. Friendship soon leads to flirtation and then temptation. When his life starts falling apart, is she his only true friend, or a true danger to his life? UP ALL NIGHT The first feature length version of BBC’s BAFTA winning children’s music and entertainment show, Friday Download. Up All Night stars chart topping band The Vamps and Britain’s Got Talent duo Bars and Melody, as well as a broad cast including Tiger Drew-Honey (Outnumbered) and David Mitchell (Peep Show ). Released in the UK in May 2015. THE LONG HOME James Franco (Spiderman) directs The Long Home, based on William Gay’s award-winning novel of the same name. Set in 1940’s rural Tennessee, it is a gritty story of crime and revenge as a young man is drawn to his father’s killer. Starring Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou? ), Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbour) and Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men). Winant Productions plc Select Television Lytton Productions plc Select Television Closed October 2013 Production EIS Service Closed December 2014 Production EIS 2 All EIS3 certificates delivered Closed April 2014 All EIS3 certificates Closed March 2015 All EIS3 certificates delivered delivered Fund 100% invested Nothing in this document is intended to constitute or form part of any offer for sale or solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any products. Any decision in connection with an investment in any fund should therefore be made only on the basis of information contained in the Information Memorandum or bespoke agreements issued in connection with that offer and not on this document. If you are in any doubt about the content of this document and/or any action you should take, you are strongly recommended to seek advice immediately from an independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) who specialise in advising on opportunities of this nature. Nothing in this document or Information Memorandum constitutes investment, tax, legal or other advice by Great Point Media. Past projects or performance are not a guide to future projects or performance and may not be repeated. Great Point Media Limited e: [email protected] 22 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9LY t: +44 (0)207 550 5512.