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Dan Li: Red Eye’s representation of South East Asians is long overdue
SE Asian actors are too often confined to minor, stereotyped roles - but mercifully things are starting to change
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Drama co-pros feel the pinch, leaving projects in limbo
Even the best-funded genre is under pressure as market conditions prompt a rethink
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Hannah Cheers: Reducing Hollyoaks hours will allow us to do our stories justice
The Hollyoaks executive producer explains why dropping from five eps a week to three will help the show better serve its audience
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Capital gains: The UK welcomes the world
The London TV Screenings has cemented its place in the industry’s calendar
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Danny Brocklehurst: ‘Real life’ drama should always be rooted in truth
Writers getting a little creative with the facts is one thing, but we don’t want Arthur Scargill on a motorbike
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Alexander Jacob: Doctors cancellation puts a generation of talent at risk
Director warns loss of a key training ground could have huge impact, and urges greater investment in continuing drama
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Danny Brocklehurst: Working-class kids need to see there’s a place for them
Making the industry more reflective of the viewers we serve will lead to better programming
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Action and accessibility hold key to Blindspot appeal
Director Jordan Hogg on how simple questions made producing the Clapperboard/Channel 5’s drama a better experience
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Factual leads the charge in Cannes
“Unscripted programming is the driving force as documentary accounts for half our Hot Picks”
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Keely Winstone: Time for an alternative to factual drama
The Stonehouse doc maker asks whether the way we label retellings of history could actually be the problem
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Danny Brocklehurst: Think hard before bringing a real-life murder case to screen
Audiences love true crime, but film-makers need to consider its impact on the community involved, says Danny Brocklehurst
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Life rights – a ‘mostly true’ story
Adapting a real-life narrative often means navigating a complex range of legal issues, says Nick Swimer
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Scott Bryan: Declining soaps need to find a way to hook younger viewers
The cancellation of Neighbours shows how vulnerable these former stalwarts of the schedules have become
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Slow Horses: striking the right tone
Director James Hawes on See-Saw Films’ ‘anti-Bond’ espionage series for Apple TV+
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Lower cost drama needn’t mean lower quality shows
Chalkboard managing director Mike Benson on getting creative to finance primetime TV
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Morse owes its longevity to breaking the mould
After 35 years and three different iterations, the franchise has racked up 750 million global views and shows no sign of stopping, says John Mair
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Making sure Muslim stories are portrayed accurately
Sajid Varda reveals how charity UK Muslim Film helped C4’s comedy drama Screw avoid misinformed stereotypes
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Social realism is helping broadcasters in SVoD battle
Series like C4’s It’s A Sin would never be greenlit by an SVoD – but they should, says Danny Brocklehurst
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In My Skin helped me unpick a lifetime of shame
BBC3 drama’s return shows truth is essential to successful scriptwriting, says Kayleigh Llewellyn
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Distinctive domestic content is key to our national identity
Streamers have brought more choice but the PSB model must be protected, says Peter Bazalgette