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‘Mr Bates’ & ‘Dr Death’ Producers On The Power TV Drama Can Have: “A Purpose Bigger Than Just Entertaining” — Berlinale Series Market
The creators of Mr Bates Vs the Post Office and Dr Death,among the most meaningful dramas of recent years, have outlined secrets behind their shows.
During a panel session at the Berlinale Series Market chaired by Deadline, Mr Bates Vs the Post Office executive producer Patrick Spence outlined the weight his production team felt during the making of the ITV drama, which laid bare the story of the biggest legal injustice in British history. The drama, from ITV Studios and Little Gem, told the story of how more than 800 sub postmasters, who ran post office branches for the service, were wrongly convicted of stealing money due to a faulty computer system. Spence also noted how producers had rigorously kept Mr Bates so accurate to on-record events, with writer Gwyneth Hughes even only making Post Office bosses use words from in their real-life emails.
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