eOne’s Cardinal a first for BBC4

BBC4 has acquired its first ever Canadian drama, a six-part crime series from eOne Television International.

Cardinal is the first Canadian drama acquired by BBC4

Cardinal, which will air later this year, follows the eponymous detective as he attempts to solve the mysterious disappearance of a young girl.

C More in Scandinavia and Calle 13 in Spain have also picked up the show, which is adapted from Giles Blunt’s award-winning novel Forty Words for Sorrow, the first of his John Cardinal Mysteries series.

The drama is written for television by Audrey Nealon and Russ Cochrane and produced by Sienna Films and eOne for Bell Media’s CTV.

Financial participants include Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp, Canada Media Fund and the Cogeco Program Development Fund.