The BBC's Sarah Everard Drama Has a Huge Problem
TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville debate the BBC's controversial Sarah Everard drama and whether a man should be writing it, explore how the Married at First Sight UK fallout could threaten Love Island, and confirm your suspicions: your favourite TV shows DO keep disappearing for longer and longer… Topics discussed: • The 400 female screenwriters who signed an open letter against the BBC commissioning Jeff Pope to write the Sarah Everard drama • Should men write dramas about violence against women? Or is it too soon for a factual drama about Sarah Everard at all? • Love Island relaunching under the shadow of the Married at First Sight UK/Panorama scandal • What next for MAFS UK after all episodes taken down from Channel 4, TUI pulls sponsorship and the "hush email" sent to workers? • The Stranger Things Effect: why the gap between TV seasons has more than doubled in a decade – and does it actually matter? • After the success of ice hockey romance dramas Heated Rivalry and Off Campus, is sport + sex TV's hottest new genre? • Could croquet, bowls or darts be the UK's answer to ice hockey romance? Have a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on Spotify or YouTube, find us on socials @InsidersTVPod, or email us at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the episode, please like, subscribe, and share the podcast with a friend — it really helps us grow. Chapters: • 0:00 Intro and Jon Petrie joining Hat Trick Productions • 2:51 The Sarah Everard Drama: Should a Man Be Writing It? • 14:35 Love Island, Married at First Sight UK & Reality TV's Reckoning? • 25:06 The Stranger Things Effect: Why TV Shows Disappear for Years • 30:33 Ice Hockey Romance: TV's Hottest New Genre? #BBCDrama #SarahEverard #LoveIsland #MarriedAtFirstSight #StrangerThingsEffect #TVNews #BehindTheScenes #UKTelevision #PeterFincham #JimmyMulville #InsidersPodcast #BBCControversy # #TwinPeaks #HappyValley #StrangerThings #Euphoria #TVPodcast #BritishTV #RealityTV #JeffPope #MAFS #Channel4 #HatTrick #TVIndustry #ScreenwritingDebate #HeatedRivalry #OffCampus #TVDrama
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