Dramatic Times
Edinburgh TV Festival 2020 • 45m
Acclaimed, award-winning executive producer
and writer of Doctor Who, Years And Years
and A Very English Scandal Russell T. Davies,
alongside Bulletproof, The Corrupted and
Kidulthood leading actor, writer, director
and producer Noel Clarke, will explore the
challenges behind getting scripted TV funded
and produced, as well as what the picture for
drama post-lockdown is shaping up to be.
Joined by Succession writer Lucy Prebble,
Controller of BBC Drama Piers Wenger and
Channel 4’s Head of Drama Caroline Hollick,
the panel, hosted by New Pictures’ Willow
Grylls, will also delve into what Britishness
means in UK-originated, scripted TV
especially now there is an emphatic demand
for, and renewed commitment to, diverse
representation in front and behind the camera,
and how to compete with deep-pocketed
global players.
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