Drama Features – Page 18
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Features
Gallery: Catherine The Great
Selection of images from the set of the New Pictures and Origin Pictures drama for Sky Atlantic and HBO
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Behind The Scenes
Top Boy, Netflix
Bringing back his gritty drama, writer Ronan Bennett wanted to show the reality of life in a corner of London without glamourising it
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‘A comforting familiarity of themes and storytelling’
Does ITV’s period drama warrant its big-screen transfer? Wendy Ide finds the Crawleys’ cinema outing a cosy, if scattershot, affair
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Jessica Ruston: 24
The Harlots writer salutes the audacious high-wire act of the ultimate ‘crack-cocaine’ binge-watch
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Writers on writers: Paula Milne and Danny Brocklehurst compare notes
How the rise of the streamers and binge-watching has affected the way they write
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Nicole Taylor & Sarah Phelps on the pleasure and pain of writing
Scriptwriters discuss their love/hate relationship with the creative process and why panic is an essential part of the job
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The Broadcast Interview
SJ Clarkson: ‘I want to make the mundane beautiful’
One of the most sought-after TV directors talks to Jesse Whittock about how she develops a show’s vocabulary
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Features
Best Drama Programme: Killed By My Debt
‘Killed By My Debt was a savage drama that left me reeling – it was raw, true and brilliantly crafted’
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Best Short-Form Drama: Random Acts - Snatches: Moments from Women’s Lives - Bovril Pam
‘This drama brilliantly evoked time and place and told a moving yet original female story’
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Best Programme Acquisition: 54 Hours - The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
‘54 Hours was one of the highlights of BBC Four’s 2018 schedule, exceeding expectations in a Saturday night slot’
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Christian Wikander: The Wire
The Twelve Town drama head hails the authenticity, original characters and unconventional storytelling of HBO’s groundbreaking drama
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Behind The Scenes
Beecham House, ITV
Emma Cox meets writer/director Gurinder Chadha and finds out about the joys and trials of shooting in India