Features – Page 9
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Behind The Scenes
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, Netflix
Producer Sarah Lambert on taking a different approach to a crime story
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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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Comment
Selling C4 is an affront to free speech
C4’s unique remit to commission programmes others cannot and will not order is threatened by privatisation, says Callum Macrae
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Behind The Scenes
The A List, Netflix
Navigating lockdown and the wild Welsh weather made for a stressful shoot
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How It’s A Sin became C4’s most-binged show ever
Russell T Davies & Nicola Shindler on how the drama offered a fresh take on the 1980s HIV and Aids crisis
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Navigating the talent crunch
Securing leading actors for high-end projects is harder than ever according to producers, agents and showrunners
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Gallery - Together
Selection of images of the single Shoebox Films and Sonia Friedman Productions drama for BBC2
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Comment
GB News review: one-sided TV and proud of it
The much-debated news channel has hit our screens with a few scores to settle, but does it offer something new, asks Stewart Purvis
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Loki: review
Kate Herron directs Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson in Marvel’s Disney+ limited series
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How Casualty took the lead on representation
The team behind a groundbreaking episode with a deaf director, writers and actors discuss how it came about and what it means for the industry
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Behind The Scenes
Anne Boleyn: Bringing history up to date
Channel 5’s ambitious new original drama aims to reset the narrative around Henry VIII’s second wife
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Behind The Scenes
How Sky Documentaries met the Children of Shanghai
Richard Nash on telling the story of how a former British footballer’s intervention meant a million Chinese orphans were moved into foster families
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The Broadcast Interview
Nida Manzoor: The punk spirit behind We Are Lady Parts
Writer and director on taking inspiration from her own life for her new C4 comedy about a Muslim female punk band
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Behind The Scenes
The Supervet - Saving My Dog, Channel 4
Recording how Noel Fitzpatrick’s life was turned upside down was an emotional rollercoaster says exec producer Alex Sutherland
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Plot twist: making The Pact
The pandemic placed production of our BBC drama in peril but strange new ways of working saw us through, says Pete McTighe
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How we put Domina on trial
The coronavirus cut our Sky swords ‘n’ sandals drama by two episodes and forced us into re-writes for an unexpected courtroom drama, says Simon Burke
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Tackling the menopause with Davina
Finestripe set out to smash taboos on C4 single and was helped along by a host willing to open up, says director/producer Linda Sands
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Behind The Scenes
Pip and Posy, C5/Sky Kids
Producer Vici King on why bringing the popular children’s tales to screen was like making vodka
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Sitting down with the Queen’s cousins
Yorkshire Vet indie Daisybeck’s signature heartfelt style was applied to a sometimes-divisive subject, says development producer Claire Scollie
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Behind The Scenes
BBC1 Ian Wright doc: telling Home Truths on and off-screen
Ensuring a diverse crew was crucial to spotlighting the football star’s childhood experiences, says producer Charlene Chika Osuagwu