“May you live in Interesting times – Again”

I’m not sure if that really is a Chinese Curse or Proverb; but I am sure it’s referenced in a Terry Pratchett book, so that makes it a good enough quote for me. 

And they certainly have been – Again. I wrote exactly the same words in 2020 as we were just starting the process of crawling out the the Pandemic, and starting the process of working with incredibly strict control protocols that would allow us to make TV content again.

Now in 2024, the British TV industry is only just starting to lift its head above the parapet, and start working again. Last year the writers / actors strikes in the US had a massive impact over here causing a near total halt in production  – and even though we are now nearly 7 months after the resolution of that dispute, tv production is still only just starting to take off again to it previous levels.

In 2022/23 I was lucky enough to work on the fabulous BBC show This Town which was undoubtedly one of the most technically demanding shows my team and I have worked on – but also one of the most rewarding. The scripts from the very frist draft read brilliantly – so I knew it would be great TV.

Early in 2024, I got a great opportunity to work on one of the most incredible projects I’ve been lucky to be involved with – Reunion from Warp films. A crime thriller about Brennan and the deaf community that he has isolated himself from – and the need for his daughter to try and find out why he has done what he has.  We had an amazing deaf cast and many members of the crew were deaf or hard of hearing – and I just absolutely adored worked on it. 

Next…..well, that would be telling….

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July 2024