Drama Features – Page 19
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FeaturesJack 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 InterviewPeter 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 ScenesThe 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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FeaturesReview: 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 ScenesGangs 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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FeaturesBroadcast 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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FeaturesIsolation 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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FeaturesVicky 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 ScenesDevs: 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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FeaturesSkam 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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Features‘Terrifyingly accurate and horribly cringeworthy’
The best of the industry reaction to ITV’s drama Quiz
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FeaturesReview: David Liddiment on Quiz
Former ITV programming boss goes looking for answers in Left Bank’s Millionare drama
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Behind The ScenesQuiz: 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
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Behind The ScenesHow OT Fagbenle brought Maxxx to E4
OT and Luti Fagbenle refused to cut financial corners and made bold choices to bring their comedy to life, they tell Gabriel Tate
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FeaturesEuro drama: Teaming up for projects of scale
In a hugely competitive high-end drama market, European broadcasters and producers are turning to cross-border deals to get shows off the ground
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Behind The ScenesThe Snow Spider, CBBC/BBC Wales
‘We wanted our adaptation to do justice to the original trilogy, so we made a conscious effort to give it a Welsh voice and sense of wonderment’
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FeaturesInside Chernobyl
Key creatives behind Sky and HBO’s drama on the meticulous research that went into the series and how they nearly passed on the project
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FeaturesMan in Room 301
A child’s death provides the focus for an intense family thriller in this Finnish-UK co-production
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FeaturesThe Commune
This Israeli family drama offers a comedic look at the kibbutz movement and all its complexities
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FeaturesDark Woods
The 1989 disappearance of the sister of a high-profile German police officer forms the backdrop of this crime thriller