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‘Wolf Hall’ Director Says ‘Mirror and the Light’ Was Turned Down by Every Streamer: ‘We Need to Ensure’ They ‘Don’t Drive U.K.-Skewed Drama Out of Existence’
'Wolf Hall's' Peter Kosminsky is sounding the alarm about the state of U.K. TV, saying that 'Mirror and the Light' nearly wasn't made.
“ Wolf Hall ” director Peter Kosminsky is sounding the alarm about the state of U.K. high-end television, writing in evidence submitted to a parliamentary committee that the series’ second part, “The Mirror and the Light,” nearly didn’t get made. Since the BBC is a public service broadcaster, Kosminsky explained that “the financial contribution a PSB can offer, together with a sales advance and the U.K. tax break, are insufficient to make high-end TV drama in 2024/5 — in the inflated cost environment created here by the streamers.” Kosminsky proposed that 5% of streamers’ U.K. subscription revenue should go toward a cultural fund, “to be used exclusively for high-end drama of specific interest to U.K. audiences but which doesn’t necessarily have cross-border appeal.”
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