Discovering star quality

Fairy Jobmother

New documentary faces are top of every controller’s wishlist - and sometimes they are right there in established shows. Four programme-makers tell Robin Parker and Alex Farber how they spotted non-professional talent and developed ideas that played to their strengths

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