Dramatic Times
Edinburgh TV Festival 2020
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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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