Drama Features – Page 23
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FeaturesJeff Pope: Law And Order
Cliché-free and with pin-sharp dialogue, the story instantly had its hooks in ITV Studios’ head of factual drama
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FeaturesDrama chiefs hail SVoD co-pros
Commercial PSB commissioners cite global reach and additional finance as key benefits
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FeaturesChernobyl: The story that had to be told
Screenwriter Craig Mazin discusses the transition from film to TV
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FeaturesSophie Petzal: Life on Mars
In her teens, the creator of Channel 5’s Blood was drawn by the sci-fi premise of BBC1’s drama. Its heart, humour and mystery kept her hooked
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FeaturesVFX showcase
Tim Dams takes a look at some of the standout recent work created by UK effects houses
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FeaturesCrime & Punishment
Detective dramas and prison docs from Kieran Doherty on Columbo and Lisa McGee on Murder, She Wrote to Ed Coulthard on The Thin Blue Line
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FeaturesAbby Ajayi: The House of Eliott
Long before she joined Shonda Rhimes’ team, the writer got an early education in ‘women getting shit done’ from BBC1’s 1920s fashion drama
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FeaturesAnna Symon: Six Feet Under
The humanly flawed characters of Alan Ball’s witty funeral home drama inspired the Mrs Wilson writer’s move from factual to scripted
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FeaturesBaghdad Central
“Given the high-end production values, we can see this series working in prime-time slots”
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FeaturesBritish drama
Helen Mirren’s turn in a Russian period piece and Iraq War thriller Baghdad Central are among the eye-catching UK series heading to Cannes
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FeaturesInternational drama
A big-budget World War Two drama and Jordan Peele’s revamped Twilight Zone twinkle among international series on offer at the market
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FeaturesThe Twilight Zone
“This is a modern retelling, but it tries to stays true to the legacy and feel of the original”
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FeaturesVienna Blood
“You have to be brave enough to back this kind of material with the expenditure it requires to deliver creatively”