Woodcut Media has secured a commission from 5 in the U.K. for The Three Kings of 1936, a 90-minute special.
The doc, airing this weekend, marks the 90th anniversary of a turbulent era in British royal history, beginning with the death of George V in January, the abdication of Edward VIII and the subsequent coronation of George VI.
Worldwide sales are being handled by Woodcut International.
Jonathan Mayo, series producer for Woodcut, said: ‘We tried to capture just how shocking the events of 1936 must have been. The British public were used to their monarchs reigning for decades—and then they had three in one year! Our interview with David Suchet is especially powerful—he acts out how his grandfather Jimmy took the clandestine photographs of the King—it’s a special performance just for us that makes 1936 seem very close and very real.”
