In new releases from PGGB Members and Partners this week, we're highlighting the true story of competitive swimmer Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, and her journey to defy the odds and become the first woman to swim the English channel in 1926.
Despite the enormity of the challenge, Trudy must also navigate a society that doesn’t believe her dream is possible. Through the steadfast support of her older sister, she overcame adversity to to rise through the ranks and complete the staggering achievement – a 21-mile trek from France to England. Young Woman and the Sea, swims into cinemas today.
In television, when Edgar, a young boy goes missing in 1980s Manhattan, his grief-stricken father Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), a puppeteer on America's leading kids' TV show, finds solace through his friendship with Eric, the monster that lives under Edgar's bed.
In his quest to find the truth to Edgar's disappearance, Vincent is forced into the dark shadows of a city rife with corruption to discover that the real monsters live much closer to home. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, brand-new series Eric, is out on Netflix now.
Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws is back for a third season with crime boss the Dean behind bars, the outlaws are moving on with their lives – until one of their own returns with a deadly secret. The Bristol-misfits are hurled back into mortal danger, on Prime Video and BBC One.
Take an in-depth look at which Members and Partners worked on these productions below.
YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA
Walt Disney Pictures; Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Paramount Pictures
PGGB Members:
Munny (Munawar) Ahmad – Production Accountant
Lelsey Ann Halls – Payroll Accountant
Terence P. Madden – Production Manager (Additional Photography)
PGGB Affiliates and Partners:
BCD Media & Entertainment – Travel & Booking Services
Sara Putt Associates – Sian Wilson – Hair and Makeup Designer
Mission Digital – On set DIT services – Anthony Dias
Entertainment Partners – Casting Portal
ERIC
Studios Sister; Little Chick
PGGB Member:
Spencer Archer – Post Production Accountant
PGGB Affiliates and Partners:
Team Engine – Digital Diversity & Inclusion and Exit Form Solutions
SetKeeper – Documentation Services
Harbor – Post production services
CAMA – Storage, Recycling & Reuse Solutions
Sara Putt Associates – Peter Oliver – Editor (episodes 2 & 5)
TPH Global – Payroll Services
Green Eyes Productions Ltd – Sustainability Consultants
First Option Safety – Health and Safety support
THE OUTLAWS (SERIES 3)
Big Talk Productions; Four Eyes Entertainment
PGGB Affiliates and Partners:
The Bottle Yard Studios – Studios used for Filming
Bristol Film Office – Location Services
