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‘Black Doves’ Producer Jane Featherstone Says BBC Has “Multiple Shows They Can’t Fund”
Jane Featherstone has said the BBC has shows it can't fund - she has produced 'The Split', 'Black Doves' and 'Kaos' lately
Anecdotally, Deadline has heard over the past few months of UK shows getting stuck in what is often termed ‘soft greenlight’ stage, when a program is given the green light but producers are told they still need to find the majority of funding. In terms of her own company Sister, Featherstone said she “doesn’t feel as confident about the sustainability of our business model” when compared with the post-Covid boom era 18 months ago. A number of UK TV doyens contributed to the same inquiry last year including Gurinder Chadha, Tranter and Slow Horses director James Hawes.
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