Chance Perdomo & Craig Parkinson To Star In BBC Three’s ‘Killed By My Debt’
Newcomer Chance Perdomo and Craig Parkinson (Line Of Duty) have been set to star in BBC Three's one-off factual drama Killed By My Debt. Chance Perdomo takes on the key role of Jerome Rogers, while Craig Parkinson plays The Bailiff. Killed By Me Debt tells the true story of Jerome Rogers, a 19-year-old motorbike courier from Croydon, who sees two unpaid £65 traffic fines escalating to more than a thousand pounds. Unravelling under the pressure of his mounting debt and with his only source of income - his bike - clamped, Jerome took his own life. 
Leo Suter, who recurred as Drummond on ITV's Victoria, has joined the cast for the second season of BBC Three's drama series Clique. Details of his character are being kept under wraps. Suter joins a returning cast that includes Synnove Karlsen as Holly, Sophia Brown as Louise and Rachel Hurd-Wood as Rachel. Other cast additions for season two include Barney Harris (The Hollow Crown), Imogen King (Darkest Hour), Stuart Campbell (Outlander), Izuka Hoyle (Mary, Queen of Scots) and newcomers and recent graduates Jyuddah Jaymes and Nicholas Nunn. 
BBC Three has renewed mockumentary This Country for a third season. Additionally, they have also commissioned a one-off forty-minute special. The renewal comes on the back of impressive ratings performance for the show, which wrapped its second season last month. On BBC Three (via iPlayer) the show has had more than 11 million requests, while repeat broadcasts on BBC One have attracted audiences of well over a million viewer - winning its slot every week. 
In what is a uniquely structured agreement with Endeavor Content, the BBC has acquired the UK rights to BBC America's new original drama series Killing Eve, which hails from Flebag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The package gives the Beeb the rights to air the show on both BBC One and BBC Three. 
After months of rumours, BBC Three has confirmed that they have renewed comedy series Fleabag for a second season. The announcement was made by series creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge at the Edinburgh International Television Festival. 
BBC Three is setting their sights on the Love Island audience with similarly themed series Croatia 2017: The Brits Are Coming. Croatia 2017 follows young Brits as they embark on the holiday of a lifetime in the increasingly popular party destination. The series promises "British banter", unexpected holiday drama and maybe even some summer romances. 
BBC Three's six episode thriller series Clique will premiere on Sunday March 5th, it has been announced. 
BBC Three has acquired the UK broadcast rights to four-part Australian drama series Barracuda after striking a deal with international distributor NBCUniversal International Distribution, TVWise has learned.