Element 8 Entertainment was forged out of the simple belief, and deep commitment, that great stories are universal in their appeal. And that great television begins on the page. While based in Los Angeles, Element 8 is now in production in Ireland and Serbia, with projects in development that range from Belgium to Jordan, the U.K. to India, and back in the U.S.
Created and written by Rachael New and now airing on PBS Masterpiece and UKTV’s Alibi, this popular series has built an international audience as it wraps a Victorian era mystery and romance around one of the great female characters — Eliza Scarlet, London’s first female detective, played by Kate Phillips. Opposite her as Scotland Yard inspector William “ Duke” Wellington is Stuart Martin. Eliza is a woman determined to have it all in this smart, witty and deeply engrossing series.
Written by Gary Tieche, Clean Sweep is a breathtaking drama about a seemingly ordinary Irish housewife, Shelly Mohan, the wife of a Guarda detective and mother of three, who wants nothing more than to hold her family together. However, long hidden secrets emerge, and she commits a murder to bury her past. The pressure builds as her husband is leading the investigation in the case. Starring Charlene McKenna and Barry Ward, the series is a co-production with ShinAwiL and Incendo.