'Laguna Beach' gets UK treatment

The producers of Hollyoaks, Lime Pictures are to make a UK version of US programme Laguna Beach – The Real Orange County, in a deal with MTV.

A group of 16 to 18-year-olds from Alderley Edge in Cheshire will feature in the pilot, following their lives as they organise and attend a Valentine's Day ball. The 30-minute programme will air later this year, with an eight-part series planned.

The show, as yet unnamed, is the first foray into reality programming for the production company.

The US version, which appears on MTV in the States and in the UK, is currently on its third series.