New BBC One drama Chloe to begin filming in Bristol

The six-parter is described as an "assertive, audacious thriller"

A number of fantastic new television series are being filmed in Bristol this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, and shooting for another is about to get under way.

BBC One and BBC Drama have commissioned a six-part drama titled from creator and writer Alice Seabright, marking her first original TV series commission.

Having directed episodes of Sex Education season two, she is now ready to start shooting "Chloe", which is described as an "assertive, audacious thriller" exploring obsession, identity, grief and truth.

Chloe will be the first production from London-based Mam Tor Productions.

What's Chloe about?

Becky thinks Chloe has the perfect life - years after Chloe abandoned her when they were teenagers, Becky still obsessively watches Chloe's life through her picture-perfect social media.

But when Chloe dies suddenly, Becky's need to find out how and why leads her to assume a new identity and infiltrate the enviable lives of Chloe's closest friends.

Who was Chloe? What happened to her? And why does Becky think Chloe was trying to send her a message before she died?

Through her alter-ego Sasha, Becky becomes a powerful, transgressive heroine, trapped in a dangerous web of lies, only some of which are her own.

Alice Seabright said: "Becky is obsessed with Chloe, and I’m obsessed with both of them. I'm so excited to tell their story.

"I'm also obsessed with the amazing Tally Garner and Morven Reid at Mam Tor, and would definitely assume a new identity to infiltrate their lives.

"Thankfully for everyone, I get to make a TV show with them instead. Thank you to Ben Irving, Piers Wenger and the excellent people at the BBC - I couldn’t ask for a more brilliant team to go on this adventure with."

Tally Garner, Executive Producer at Mam Tor Productions, said: "I am absolutely thrilled that Mam Tor’s first production is with the fiercely talented writer and director Alice Seabright.

"In Becky she has created a heroine for our time and I am so excited that she will be appearing on BBC One. I am incredibly grateful to Piers Wenger, Ben Irving and Manda Levin for all their support in bringing Alice’s fabulous and formidable creation to the screen."

Chloe, which will have six hour-long episodes, has been commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama and Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content.

It is created, written and directed by Alice Seabright and executive produced by Tally Garner for Mam Tor Productions and Ben Irving for the BBC.

Specific filming locations in Bristol for the series have not yet been announced, but the production will be based at the Bottle Yard Studios in Whitchurch.