BritBox Picks Up Two British Actor Documentaries For 2023

BritBox's December 2022 offerings may be throwbacks to the streaming service's original intent, but that's just the deep breath before the ITV and BBC owned hurls itself bodily into 2023. The service is getting into producing originals in a big way, with plans for an Agatha Christie interconnected universe, several new mystery series in the works, and spinoffs like The Sister Boniface Mysteries and Beyond Paradise in production. But it's also starting to beef out its movie offerings with a pair of perfectly aggregated documentary films to fit its brand: The Ghost of Richard Harris and Peter O’Toole – Along the Sky Road to Aqaba.

The Ghost of Richard Harris debuted in September 2022 at the Venice Film Festival. The actor is known to modern viewers best as the Original Dumbledore, but he had a long career before Harry Potter, including starring in the Oscar-nominated This Sporting Life and Camelot. However, he was even better known for his hard-partying ways, with a reputation for drinking and riotous behavior.

The documentary will feature his children, who followed in his footsteps to Hollywood, including Jared Harris (The Crown), Jamie Harris (Carnival Row), and director Damian Harris (Brave The Dark), as well as co-stars Vanessa Redgrave and Dick Cavett, and his late wife, Elizabeth Harris.