Piper to star as London prostitute in ITV2 drama
Billie Piper will star as the London call girl Belle du Jour in a television adaptation of the book, in one of ITV2’s first major drama commissions.
The eight-part series, based on the popular diary of the anonymous sex worker, was originally meant for Channel 4 but the broadcaster turned it down.
ITV director of television Simon Shaps said that the move was part of a programming strategy to get more drama on ITV2. It will be made by independent producers Tiger Aspect and Silver Apples and talent agency Artists Rights Group.
The network is also planning to broadcast a new drama about a journalist working in Iraq, based on the experiences of reporter Audrey Gillan when she was embedded with British troops during the invasion during 2003.
The film is being made by independent production company Tightrope, founded by Shameless creator Paul Abbott and Bafta chair Hilary Bevan Jones.
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