| Dinosaur | |
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| Created by | Matilda Curtis Ashley Storrie |
| Directed by | Niamh McKeown |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Brian Coffey |
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| Network | BBC Three |
Dinosaur is an upcoming British comedy drama television series set in Glasgow.
Nina enjoys her life living with her sister but is shaken when her sister is suddenly engaged.[1]
The pilot was commissioned in 2021 by BBC Three through BBC Scotland. It was produced by Two Brothers in association with All3Media, and created by Matilda Curtis and Ashley Storrie from an original idea by Curtis. It had Niamh McKeown as director and Brian Coffey as producer. In May 2023, American streaming service Hulu co-commissioned the series.[2]
Initially filmed under COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Storrie has said playing the role of Nina, a young autistic woman, has helped her in certain ways with her own autism diagnosis. Storrie, speaking after the 2021 pilot was shown on BBC Three, said it was “liberating” because she had spent so much time “masking” and playing the role of Nina made her “realise that I should just be me”.[3]
The pilot was Storrie's television acting debut, having previously worked in comedy and playing a small role in the Josie Long film Super November (2018). The co-starred Bebe Cave as Evie, Vicki Pepperdine as their mother and Will Merrick as Lee.[4]
In August 2023, it was announced that Kat Ronney would appear in the series as Evie with David Carlyle as Bo, and Lorn Macdonald as Lee.[5]
Filming began in Scotland in August 2023.[6] Filming in Glasgow was scheduled throughout August and into September 2023.[7][8][9]
