Global TV to simulcast new Titanic series with ABC

TORONTO – Global TV and ABC will simulcast a new four part miniseries called Titanic in Spring 2012 which will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragic event.Written by Oscar winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) along with producer Nigel Stafford Clark, BAFTA winner for Bleak House, the series will re-tell the Titanic’s fateful voyage from the points of view of several protagonists including a steerage passenger, a waiter, an engineer and a middle class financier. Filming begins this spring on location in Budapest, Hungary."Despite its legendary fate, on the whole, the Titanic remains a mystery to most, which explains the...