Saturday, July 27, 2013

Not so sunny

How do you make a second series even better ? Try not to get cancelled. The crew making "What Happens in Kavos" have been flown home from Corfu, after production notes were found in a restaurant, photocopied and distributed by British holiday workers fed up with the programme's methods.

Here's the launch announcement from Channel 4... .

Series Two will delve deeper into the lives of these young holiday making Brits who want hardcore hedonism on a budget. Once again, there'll be round-the-clock access to the bars and clubs that line the strip, the infamous booze cruises and to the health professionals who pick up the pieces when things go horribly wrong. Like last time the material will be peppered with intimate and revelatory interviews with the holiday makers, young workers and the locals. 

The series has been commissioned by Head of Factual Entertainment, Liam Humphreys and Commissioning Editor, Tina Flintoff. The production company is Dragonfly and the Executive Producer is Tamara Abood, Dragonfly's Head of Factual Entertainment. Filming will be during the summer of 2013 and the series is set to go out in 2014. 

Simon Dickson, Managing Director at Dragonfly said: "A lot of late nights went in to producing 'What Happened In Kavos' so everyone at Dragonfly was delighted when it performed so well. The C4 Fact Ent team were great to work with, they really encouraged us to bring a fresh perspective to the well-worn territory of ' young Brits on holiday. Together, we've created a show that we think manages to be simultaneously eye-popping and classy". 

Commissioning Editor Tina Flintoff said; "I'm delighted we're commissioning a second series of What Happens in Kavos.... The show has caught the imagination of our core audience of 16-34 year olds and has generated an interesting debate about the lives and loves of young Brits who seem to be seeking more extreme ways to keep themselves entertained than ever before''.

And here's the document that pulled everything. Click to go large.
















Dragonfly is part of the Shine Group, chaired by Elisabeth Murdoch. Tamara Abood was hired by Dragonfly in September last year. MD Sanjay Singhal said "She has solid journalistic credibility and a fantastic instinct for attention-grabbing television. I’m very excited about the prospect of working with her.”

There may be more to come: Channel 4 and Dragonfly seems to be working on a similar offering from Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Again, click to go large. Are you celebrating the end of your exams by busting out your bikini ? [sic]




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