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‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’ Writer Gwyneth Hughes Says There Is “Overstaffing” On TV Crews & Too Much Development
'Mr Bates Vs The Post Office' writer Gwyneth Hughes has said there is "Overstaffing" in TV and too much development.
ITV drama 'Mr Bates vs. the Post Office'ITV Gwyneth Hughes delivered an emotional response on how to resolve the scripted funding crisis today at the Creative Cities Convention(CCC) and found that even though it may make her “unpopular,” there is a problem with “overstaffing of crews” on UK TV shows. Lead cast on Mr Bates and also the BBC’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light had to take pay cuts recently but Hughes stressed “you can’t keep doing that.” The scripted funding crisis has been sparked by rising costs combined with American co-producers dropping out of the market, leading to shows getting stuck in limbo.
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