Drama Features – Page 16
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FeaturesBest soap or continuing drama: Coronation Street
‘A brilliantly powerful, climactic moment that resonated well beyond the genre’
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FeaturesIn Conversation: The Beast Must Die
Writer Gaby Chiappe and director Dome Karukoski recall producing BritBox drama under lockdown
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FeaturesBest drama series: I May Destroy You
‘Blisteringly original storytelling that excelled in every area’
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Behind The ScenesPlot twist: making The Pact
The pandemic placed production of our BBC drama in peril but strange new ways of working saw us through, says Pete McTighe
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Behind The ScenesHow we put Domina on trial
The coronavirus cut our Sky swords ‘n’ sandals drama by two episodes and forced us into re-writes for an unexpected courtroom drama, says Simon Burke
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Behind The ScenesThe Beast Must Die: Revenge is sweet
The team behind BritBox’s original drama on how colour-blind casting & a gender switch bring a different dimension to their novel adaptation
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Behind The ScenesSmart budgeting for British sci-fi
Creating Intergalactic for Sky 1 was a mix of big ambitious and clear boundaries, says Kieron Hawkes
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Behind The ScenesDreaming Whilst Black: from web to BBC1
Our Comedy Slice adaptation of Adjani Salmon’s online hit shows people of colour given senior positions create brilliant programmes, says Gina Lyons
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Behind The ScenesHow the ‘woman of Cremona’ revealed Big Light’s Leonardo
Telling the story of the great Renaissance painter came together when we discovered his possible ‘muse’, says Frank Spotnitz
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Behind The ScenesThe Syndicate: Eyes on the prize
Writer Kay Mellor on her determination to mix young working-class actors with more familiar faces as her Lottery-winner drama returns
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The Broadcast InterviewJed Mercurio: Ready for duty
Line Of Duty creator on working with new writers and his issues with the UK’s commissioning set-up
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FeaturesWhy BBC1 took the plunge on World’s submarine drama
Scottish drama in an unusual setting helps satisfy BBC1’s demand for mainstream genre pieces
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Philippa Collie Cousins, UKTV
The drama commissioning editor on prize-winning poetry and life on the farm
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FeaturesIn conversation: how to write a hit ITV drama
The writers of The Bay and Finding Alice discuss their creative process and unravel the layers that make up must-watch television
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: The Bureau
Like a great ob-doc series, The Bureau’s tight focus on a core group draws you into their world and keeps you there, says John Smithson
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Behind The ScenesBringing the Age of Samurai to life
Our Canadian Netflix original drama relied on great actors, production magic and animated battle maps, says Stephen Scott
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FeaturesGallery: Bloodlands
Selection of images from the set of the Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM) drama series for BBC1
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Behind The ScenesRecreating the Blitz Spirit for BBC1
Covid-19, budgets and a trio of lockdown beards were among the challenges we faced creating our latest Lucy Worsley programme, says Emma Hindley
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FeaturesDrama shakes off a turbulent year thanks to SVoD players
Commissions were hit hard in March and April as the pandemic took hold, but the genre bounced back in the second half of the year