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Netflix EMEA Chief Puts ‘Mr Bates’ Debate To Bed: “We Absolutely Would Have Commissioned It In The UK”
Netflix's EMEA chief said the streamer would have commissioned 'Mr Bates Vs The Post Office' after success of 'Adolescence'
Ironically, top execs at the BBC and Channel 4 have recently said they could not have afforded Adolescence, which was made via an expensive one-take style and starred Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Ashley Walters. Since the BAFTA-winning Mr Bates aired to millions in early 2024, debate has raged over the death of truly local British programming. Earlier at the Deloitte Conf, ITV programs boss Kevin Lygo joked that the show has made “s***loads” of money via international sales.
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