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Toby Jones Talks UK Drama Sector’s “Existential” Crisis & Champions BBC


Toby Jones Talks UK Drama Sector's Existential Crisis

Acting star Toby Jones has suggested the UK drama sector is going through an existential crisis as its grapples with developments such as the rise of AI and competition from globals streamers as well as growing income barriers for entry into the creative industries. In its fourth edition, the event is organized by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and kicks off the summer term of its multidisciplinary campus in the picturesque hilltop town of Lacoste in the Luberon Valley. Quizzed on potential further specials or spin-offs related to cult series Detectorists, in which he co-stars as a metal detector enthusiast alongside creator Mackenzie Crook, Jones says this is highly unlikely.

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