Lime Pictures, the producers responsible for Hollyoaks, have completed filming of a one-off drama based in Alderley Edge. Ingenious penned by Jean Winterson will premiere on the BBC on Boxing Day. Una Stubbs, star of Worzel Gummidge, is joined by a cast which includes David Calder, who starred in the film The Mummy, Ian Puleston Davies, who was in the TV drama Vincent and Christine Tremarco from Waterloo Road.
Ingenious tells the story of 11-year-old Sally, who lives on a farm in Alderley Edge with her grandmother (played by Una Stubbs), and her friends Spike and Patch. They never imagine that the genies they read about in The Arabian Nights might actually exist, until they find an ancient glass bottle with something inside.
The genie's arrival in this world marks the beginning of an exciting adventure but something else is also happening in Alderley Edge. The telescope at Jodrell Bank has been picking up strange signals and local author Lucas Summer (David Calder) thinks there may be a dragon in the land.
Ingenious is directed by Brian Kelly, the lead director on the original 'Torchwood' and produced by Rebecca Hodgson (Vincent, Wired).
Jeanette Winterson said: "I have wanted to work with the BBC again since the days when we won three BAFTAs for Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. Lime Pictures seem exactly right for me. Expect great fun and plenty of zest."
