Our slate
Built for the long game
Mercian Films is actively developing a range of feature and television projects in collaboration with writers.
Our slate is built through long-term development, research and close creative partnerships, with a focus on character-driven stories rooted in British history, identity and lived experience. Projects are developed selectively and announced publicly only when they are ready.
Dynamite
Dynamite is a grounded biographical drama exploring the rise and collapse of Tom Billington, known to the world as The Dynamite Kid. Told through the perspective of those closest to him, the film examines ambition, physical sacrifice, and the lasting consequences of greatness in a brutal industry that celebrated success and ignored the cost.
The Pugilist
The Pugilist is a historical drama set in 1810, charting the intertwined lives of Tom Cribb and Bill Richmond, two legendary bare-knuckle fighters navigating fame, loyalty and survival in Regency Britain. Against a backdrop of class division, racial tension and brutal prizefighting, the series explores ambition, friendship, and the price of becoming a national symbol in a violent age.
