Drama Features – Page 15
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Behind The ScenesHow Sally Lindsay uncovered The Madame Blanc Mysteries
Creating Channel 5’s mystery drama in Gozo during the pandemic was tough, but the cast and crew made it the time of my life, says Sally Lindsay
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FeaturesPeriod drama joins the 21st century
The international success of Netflix’s smash hit Bridgerton has been the catalyst for a contemporary refresh of the genre
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FeaturesMipcom Hot Picks: UK scripted
‘Crime has two things in abundance that help it’s global appeal: strong IP and talent’
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Behind The ScenesVendetta: Behind the scenes on the showdown in Sicily
Ruggero Di Maggio, Davide Gambino and Nicola Moody lift the lid on the co-pro between Sicily’s Mon Amour Films and the UK’s Nutopia
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Behind The ScenesSarah Solemani: en route to Ridley Road
How Red’s BBC1 drama can change perceptions of Jewishness
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Behind The ScenesThe North Water: Going the extra mile for authenticity
With its key whaling scenes filmed on location in the Arctic, The North Water is probably the most northerly drama shoot ever attempted
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Behind The ScenesCreating a Scandi/Scottish world for Alibi
Annika exec producer Arabella Page Croft spotted a tiny window of opportunity with lead Nicola Walker and grabbed it with both hands
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Behind The ScenesDeceit: Police procedure in the dock
Story Films hands a fresh perspective to C4’s drama exploring the notorious Rachel Nickell investigation
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Steve McQueen on Small Axe
Writer and director on how the films – about the experience of West Indian immigrants in London – achieved unexpected global resonance
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Behind The ScenesTogether: Love in the time of Covid
Shot in just 10 days, with a cast of three and a single location, BBC2’s lockdown drama aired just four months after being greenlit
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FeaturesFocus Group: What do people misunderstand about a director’s role?
Our four panellists on the reality of being a TV director
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FeaturesPaapa Essiedu: honouring Michaela Coel
I May Destroy You actor on the huge responsibility he felt to honour the writing of his friend
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Behind The ScenesThe A List, Netflix
Navigating lockdown and the wild Welsh weather made for a stressful shoot
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FeaturesHow It’s A Sin became C4’s most-binged show ever
Russell T Davies & Nicola Shindler on how the drama offered a fresh take on the 1980s HIV and Aids crisis
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FeaturesGallery - Together
Selection of images of the single Shoebox Films and Sonia Friedman Productions drama for BBC2
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FeaturesHow Casualty took the lead on representation
The team behind a groundbreaking episode with a deaf director, writers and actors discuss how it came about and what it means for the industry
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Behind The ScenesAnne Boleyn: Bringing history up to date
Channel 5’s ambitious new original drama aims to reset the narrative around Henry VIII’s second wife
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: ZeroZeroZero
The simple premise of following a cocaine shipment gives us three brilliantly realised universes in one cohesive story, says Katherine Butler
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FeaturesBest single drama: Elizabeth Is Missing
‘A clever and powerful study of the effects of dementia transcended by a brilliant performance from one of the country’s greatest actors’