Drama Features – Page 11
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Behind The Scenes
The Responder: crime drama gets a dose of reality
Creator Tony Schumacher and star Martin Freeman talk about reflecting real life with a mix of dark moments and humour
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Features
Trigger Point, ITV
Selection of images of HTM Television’s drama series following a squad of bomb disposal experts
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Behind The Scenes
Screw, Channel 4
We wanted our drama to show the full range of human life that exists behind bars, says STVS exec Sarah Brown
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Features
Glued to the Screen: Succession
The despicable characters at the heart of the show are hard to care about, but Jesse Armstrong’s superb script keeps you coming back, says Alex Morris
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A+E Studios retools scripted with ex-Amazon exec
Lucia Gervino joins in leadership restructure at production arm of A+E Networks
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The Broadcast Interview
How Irvine Welsh & Dougray Scott created BritBox’s Crime
The team behind the police procedural on giving the genre a dark spin
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Behind The Scenes
How 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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Features
Period 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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Features
Mipcom 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 Scenes
Vendetta: 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 Scenes
Sarah Solemani: en route to Ridley Road
How Red’s BBC1 drama can change perceptions of Jewishness
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Behind The Scenes
The 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 Scenes
Creating 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 Scenes
Deceit: 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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Features
Emmys 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 Scenes
Together: 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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Features
Focus 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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Paapa 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 Scenes
The A List, Netflix
Navigating lockdown and the wild Welsh weather made for a stressful shoot