Thirteen (TV series)

*Thirteen*
Thirteen
Genre	Drama
Created by	Marnie Dickens
Written by	Marnie Dickens
Directed by	Vanessa Caswill (episodes 1–3); China Moo-Young (episodes 4–5);
Starring	Jodie Comer; Aneurin Barnard; Valene Kane; Richard Rankin;
Opening theme	"In Your Dreams" by Dark Dark Dark
Ending theme	"In Your Dreams" by Dark Dark Dark
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Elizabeth Kilgarriff
Producer	Hugh Warren
Production locations	Bristol, England
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Three; BBC Two;
Release	28 February –; 27 March 2016
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Thirteen is a British drama serial created and written by Marnie Dickens. The series centres on Ivy Moxam (Jodie Comer), a 26-year-old woman who escapes from the cellar where she has been imprisoned for 13 years, and the impact on her family.^[1]

The first episode was released on BBC Three in the UK on 28 February 2016. It began airing on BBC America in the United States on 23 June 2016.^[2]^[3] Each episode was broadcast on BBC Two a week after its release, with the first on 6 March 2016. In Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East, the series began airing in the middle of August 2016.

On 27 March 2016, Dickens stated that there would not be a second series of the show as it was intended to be one-off.^[4]

^ "BBC Three announces cast for Thirteen, original drama series by Marnie Dickens". BBC. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ "BBC America to Air Peter Moffat's 'Undercover,' Marnie Dickens' 'Thirteen' in 2016". Variety. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ Hannah J Davies. "Thirteen: the kidnap thriller that's redefining teen drama". the Guardian.
^ "Will there be a Thirteen Series two?". Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[order-1] "BBC Three announces cast for Thirteen, original drama series by Marnie Dickens". BBC. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[2] "BBC America to Air Peter Moffat's 'Undercover,' Marnie Dickens' 'Thirteen' in 2016". Variety. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[3] Hannah J Davies. "Thirteen: the kidnap thriller that's redefining teen drama". the Guardian.

[4] "Will there be a Thirteen Series two?". Retrieved 17 September 2016.

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