Open Waterfollows Marcus and Effie.
From the moment they meet, they feel an immediate, undeniable connection.
But, as Marcus soon learns, Effie is in a relationship with Marcus friend Samuel.
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The news was unveiled by BBC drama boss Lindsay Salt at Content London.
Turning attention to crime
Salt joined two years ago from Netflix.
I have barely commissioned any [crime], she said.
But it would have to be in a way that I definitely feel like were evolving the genre.
She said she had practically cried when she read the first scripts ofDear Englanddue to its brilliant emotional storytelling.
She also hailedRiot Women,the new series fromHappy Valleycreator Sally Wainwright.
