Written by PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 19 JUNE 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom, 19 June 2025 – Vitale Productions Limited, Press – Vitale Productions Ltd (“Vitale”, “we”, “us, “our”) is delighted to present the brilliantly witty coming-of-middle-age programme Pirates & Bristol Rovers, a 4 part serialisation under development, that presents 3 life long friends who discover their juvenile antics and misplaced loyalties from the past have no place in the present and the difficulties of letting go.
Head writer and co creator, Daniel Cocklin related “the show is a heartwarming tribute to all of us who have maintained multi-decade friendships but discover that the immature bonds of the past have little relevance in our mature lives.”
Cocklin summed up the programme by saying, “Its often hard to grow up when you’re a Pirate and Bristol Rover.”
“We’re hopeful a commissioner for a U.K. streaming digital service or linear broadcaster will jump at the chance to land a serialisation like Pirates & Bristol Rovers that everyone can relate to”.
Vitale Productions Ltd is a programme production company based in Essex.
About Vitale
Vitale, an Essex based production company, specialises in well crafted storytelling.
Vitale works with exceptional talent to create, develop and produce popular, innovative series.
Vitale Productions Limited (14413062) is a company registered in England and Wales.
Vitale is a member of PACT in the U.K.
About “Pirates & Bristol Rovers”
Genre: Serialized Comedy Drama
Episode length: 4 x 60 min. time period (optional 47-43 min. ea.); expandable to 6 x 60 min. ea.
Time: Post watershed
Availability: aiming for Fall 2027
For more information, please contact
press@vitaleproductions.co.uk
enquiries@vitaleproductions.co.uk