21 Aldgate: 2014

Friday, November 7, 2014

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Mini-series "21 ALDGATE" project in development MANDIE FLETCHER to DIRECT

MANDIE FLETCHER / DIRECTOR

Mandie Fletcher has been a leading light of British comedy for more than 20 years now, applying her beautifully observed, wry sense of humour to all walks of life. From Del Boy's wheeler-dealing antics in the badlands of Peckham market, to the eponymous Blackadder's court of Elizabeth I; from the swanky West London environs of Ab Fab's Edina and Patsy, to the Welsh valleys of Ruth Jones' Stella.

With an ACE Award for Best Comedy Director, and recently named Women in Film and TV Director of the Year 2011, Mandie also has what were voted the nation's first and second favourite comedy series ever made amongst her credits. No small achievement, and Mandie is no stranger to working with high profile talent. She has directed the likes of Alfred Molina, Jonathon Pryce, Michael Elphick, Hugh Laurie and Steven Fry, as well as classic collaborations with Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French. Recent projects include the hotly anticipated sketch show The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek – definitely not one to be missed! P.G. Wodehouse's Blandings, Season 2 starring Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders.

Amid her TV successes, Mandie has also directed numerous high-end commercial spots, and we are thrilled to announce that she has been encouraged to turn that award winning humour back to this arena. Her ability to deconstruct social mores and bring out both hilarious and heartwarming performances is perfectly lent to punchy, affecting work for any brand.

And on November 11 2014 only one poppy will remain - a single symbol of a terrible war.

About the Author Patricia Friedberg

British-born author Patricia Friedberg grew up in London during World War II. She attended the Henrietta Barnett School and later the London School of Journalism. Soon after her marriage, the Friedbergs left England to live for many years in South Africa and in the Rhodesias - now Zambia and Zimbabwe - where Dr. Friedberg practiced medicine and where she was a journalist and writer of documentaries for the Rhodesian Newspapers and Rhodesian Television.

Due to civil unrest and for the safety of their children, the family came to America, where Mrs. Friedberg attended university and wrote columns for community and organizational papers, and hosted a television talk show, '"People of the Book," for the NBC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In addition to her talent as a writer and journalist, Mrs. Friedberg has composed music for theatre, written prose for a ballet and has travelled extensively with her husband, a professor of cardiology who lectured around the world.

She has co-authored with her daughter, Adrienne, two illustrated children’s books, Dear Sammie, A Letter to a child of Divorcing parents, and Dear Jake.

She is the mother of four children, each born in a different country, grandmother of eight, and now has four great-grandsons.

Synopsis

When young Clara Simon suddenly quit her steady job in Ernest Maxwell Abbott's law firm over his increasingly shabby treatment of Jewish clients, she soon realized the seriousness of her actions. Giving up any job in struggling, post-WWI London meant taking a chance.

Clara knew her family at 21 Aldgate would not be supportive. With that in mind she did the only thing a Londoner could do: she looked for a quiet place to have a cup of tea and think over her hasty decision. A coincidental meeting with a former Abbott employee resulted in the suggestion of a job offer in Chelsea.

Clara, reluctant to consider venturing into affluent Chelsea, finally agreed to meet with the important French artist, Paul Maze, who needed an assistant to help write his memoir of his work as a field artist during the First World War. Their working relationship ignited a passionate love that forever changed and haunted her.

On the tides of political and social chaos prior to the Second World War, Clara was forced to make decisions that risked both her life and her marriage.

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Friday, November 7, 2014

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Mini-series "21 ALDGATE" project in development MANDIE FLETCHER to DIRECT

And on November 11 2014 only one poppy will remain - a single symbol of a terrible war.

PAUL MAZE