Drama Features – Page 15
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Sitting in Limbo: creating a Windrush legacy
The creative team behind BBC1 drama on the influence of Netflix’s When They See Us and the ‘unifying force’ of the George Floyd protests
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Behind The Scenes
We Hunt Together, Alibi
Director and costume designer of UKTV drama on creating two worlds in one show
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Unprecedented: lockdown shooting is a truly collaborative effort
With 57 actors, 14 writers and 11 directors, our BBC4 short film collection stretched everybody in all directions, says Brian Hill
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Derek Cianfrance: ‘If I had the best ideas, I’d be a painter’
Film director tells John Hazelton about the challenges of swapping the big screen for Sky and HBO series I Know This Much is True
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Julie Graham: self-shooting drama on lockdown
Actor reveals story behind her self-published YouTube drama
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The Broadcast Interview
Kirstie Swain: I like to write about people who have wronged me
The writer behind comedy-drama Pure on why lockdown could impact creativity and how she is preparing Sky Atlantic’s Sweetpea remotely
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Jack Thorne: my working from home life
The His Dark Materials writer on Zoom readthroughs, the government’s ‘barbaric’ health rationing and the need for uplifting TV
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The Broadcast Interview
Peter Bowker: influenced by isolation
World On Fire and The A Word writer contemplates the impact of lockdown on his scripts
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Behind The Scenes
The extraordinary story behind Normal People
Director Lenny Abrahamson and executive producer Ed Guiney reveal their experiences pulling together BBC3’s romantic drama to Desiree Ibekwe
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Review: No hoorays for Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood
Plot contrivances, thinly-sketched characters and limp one-liners add up to a lazy, cynical experience, says Fionnuala Halligan
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Behind The Scenes
Gangs of London, Sky Atlantic
Film director Gareth Evans was adamant that this sprawling crime saga had to be a TV series - with stunts put front and centre, Gabriel Tate discovers
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Broadcast Podcast: Freelancers, soaring Netflix subs and self-isolation drama
The week’s biggest news stories analysed in the debut episode of the Broadcast Newswrap podcast
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Isolation Stories: ‘the families are filming everything’
Jeff Pope takes Joanna Tilley inside the unusual set-up of ITV’s lockdown dramas
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Vicky Jones: going on the Run for HBO
The writer reflects on her journey from directing Fleabag on stage to learning on the job as a showrunner
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Behind The Scenes
Devs: the making of BBC2’s FX drama
We dodged the coronavirus lockdown, but producing our sci-fi drama still posed several challenges, says Allon Reich
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Skam Belgium: the authentic voice of teens in isolation
Filming has paused on the teen social media drama, but producers are finding ways to speak about social distancing
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‘Terrifyingly accurate and horribly cringeworthy’
The best of the industry reaction to ITV’s drama Quiz
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Review: David Liddiment on Quiz
Former ITV programming boss goes looking for answers in Left Bank’s Millionare drama
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Behind The Scenes
Quiz: uncovering the drama behind a TV scandal
The news told one version of the ‘coughing major’ TV scandal but James Graham wanted to reveal a different story, he tells Jesse Whittock