Drama Features – Page 19
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How novel adaptations are driving peak-TV boom
Creatives behind shows including Killing Eve, Sharp Objects and Catch-22 discuss the relationship between page and screen
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Behind The Scenes
Good Omens, BBC/Amazon
Staying true to the original vision of the book was key to creating our co-production, says Douglas Mackinnon
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The Broadcast Interview
Nicola Shindler: TV drama is at a crossroads
Fresh from her Bafta recognition, Red’s founder tells John Elmes about working with Russell T Davies and the future of N&R indies
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A Suitable Boy prepares for production
Indian-American director Mira Nair gears up for BBC1’s ‘crown and brown’ drama epic
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Colin McKeown: Made in Britain
Alan Clarke’s ‘fast and furious’ drama dared to depict a reality that many would have shied away from, says the LA Productions founder
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A bold new vision for BBC Films
Rose Garnett and her team outline an ambitious new strategy for the broadcaster’s cinema team
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Jeff 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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Drama chiefs hail SVoD co-pros
Commercial PSB commissioners cite global reach and additional finance as key benefits
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Chernobyl: The story that had to be told
Screenwriter Craig Mazin discusses the transition from film to TV
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Sophie 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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VFX showcase
Tim Dams takes a look at some of the standout recent work created by UK effects houses
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Crime & 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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Abby 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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Anna 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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Baghdad Central
“Given the high-end production values, we can see this series working in prime-time slots”