David Farnor | On 16, May 2018

BBC Three has picked up the rights to new Australian comedy-drama series 600 Bottles of Wine.

The four-part short-form series, acquired from Escapade Media, is based on Grace Rouvray’s popular blog, with Rouvray adapting it for the screen. It tells the story of Claire (played by Rouvray herself) who is flung back into the dating scene when she breaks up with her long-term boyfriend. When Claire has a ‪one-night‬ stand with advertising manager Pat (Angus McLaren) and feels a genuine connection that goes far beyond that, she turns to her friends to help establish where she stands in the relationship.

600 Bottles Of Wine looks at the ‘anti-relationship’, and what dating is like in a world where nobody ever says what they really mean or really want.

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says: “It’s a real pleasure to bring 600 Bottles of Wine to BBC Three. Grace Rouvray is a fantastic new voice and her fresh, funny series will be every bit as relatable and entertaining to audiences in the UK as in Australia.”

Jessica Stonehouse, Head of Sales for Escapade Media, adds: “We’re delighted to be working with the BBC to bring 600 Bottles Of Wine to the UK. BBC Three offers fresh and unique programming, making it the perfect home for this show which is a comic feast of friendship, sex and wine.”

The show is produced by Cockatoo Colab’s Bec Bignell and directed by Ainslie Clouston. It was acquired for BBC Three by Damian Kavanagh, Channel Controller of BBC Three, and Sue Deeks, BBC Head of Programme Acquisition.

It will be available to watch on BBC Three ‪from 10am on Sunday 27‬th May.

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