W goes stateside with a USA series of Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

Thursday 12 May 2022 Award-winning documentary maker, Stacey Dooley MBE, is set to take her hit W show overseas, in the brand-new three-part series Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA (3x60). The UKTV Original series is produced by Firecracker Films and will air later this year.

Off the back of a recent third series of the popular W show, Stacey Dooley will be meeting a variety of extraordinary families in the USA and will be lifting the lid on more fascinating and unusual lifestyles. Further information on the families and locations that Stacey is visiting will be revealed in the coming months, with filming due to start in the summer.

Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA is commissioned for UKTV by Hilary Rosen, head of factual and factual entertainment, and ordered by Adam Collings, channel director for W. Steve North is genre general manager for comedy and entertainment and Richard Watsham is director of commissioning. Jes Wilkins is chief creative officer for Firecracker and the series will be exec produced by Emile Nawagamuwa, commissioning executive, for UKTV and Alice Bowden for Firecracker. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA will also be distributed by Passion Distribution.

Hilary Rosen said:

This series has gone from strength to strength and taking it abroad is an exciting departure. Heading to the USA will deliver fresh encounters for Stacey, and a compelling new series of this much loved brand for the W audience.

Adam Collings said:

Im delighted were sleeping over once again in this brilliant new series with Stacey and cant wait to watch her inimitable approach, which is further from home than usual. Its also been great seeing the new free to air audience finding and loving the series, so we excited to bring the next instalment later this year.

Alice Bowden, Firecracker Films added:

Were really excited to be taking Staceys Sleep Overs to the USA. The intimacy that these weekends afford will allow Stacey to tell stories of modern American family life and to tackle their issues, in a fresh and unexpected manner.

Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA will air on W later this year. All episodes from previous series are available on UKTV Play.

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For more information, please contact:

Kelly Phelps, Senior Publicist, UKTV

About W

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W is a TV channel passionate about people and finding the joy in everyday moments. Its quality mix of UKTV Originals featuring heart-warming shows led by some of the UKs most-loved talent, and uplifting series shining a light on heroic emergency services, are complemented by high quality acquisitions. W shows tap into the raw and genuine heart swell moments, from emotions running high at the sound of a babys first cry in the award-winning Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, to heart-stopping drama for the incredible frontline workers in Inside the Ambulance, Nurses on the Ward and 999 Rescue Squad. Elsewhere, award-winning documentary maker Stacey Dooley offers an unfiltered insight into unseen areas of modern relationships and family life in the hit series Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, while Rochelle Humes helps deserving families transform their homes in Rochelle Humes: Interior Designer in the Making.

W is also the exclusive home to the joyfully competitive MasterChef franchise, including MasterChef Australia, MasterChef USA and MasterChef Juniors.

About UKTV

UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 25 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and scripted drama, and are delivered to audiences through UKTV Play, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat and Amazon Fire. The broadcaster is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers.

UKTV is part of BBC Studios, the UKs most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the worlds leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.

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