The classic US sitcom Bewitched is
set for a British makeover by My Hero creator
Paul Mendelson.
Broadcast reports
Sony Pictures Television International, which
owns the rights to the original show, has agreed to a UK adaptation, which
is likely to be made for the BBC.
Paul told downthetubes the
pilot will be shot early next year at Teddington Studios, which is also where
My Hero was shot. The cast has yet to be announced
but he hopes to be able to share the information soon, but says "it's a goodie!"
Paul
Mendelson, who in addition to My Hero also created
the BBC1 sitcoms May to December and So Haunt
Me is now in talks with the BBC about a full series. If accepted, the show would
strengthen the BBC's relationship with Sony, which has sold the Dragons'
Den format around the world.
The original ABC series ran for eight series from 1964 to 1972 and
spawned spin-off show Tabitha and
inspired a
big screen remake starring starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.
It starred Dick
York (and, later, Dick
Sargeant) as a man who discovered he
was married to a witch, Samantha, played by Elizabeth
Montgomery. Agnes
Moorhead played
the wicked mother-in-law, Endora. None of the major cast of the show are still
alive (see
this list for more information).
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