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BAFTA Chief Addresses British TV Crisis, Celebrates Creative Strength of Current Landscape: ‘There’s No Silver Bullet’
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, has expressed confidence in the resilience of British television despite recent industry challenges.
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, has expressed confidence in the resilience of British television despite recent industry challenges, describing the creative and craft quality of U.K. TV as being at “the highest it’s ever been.” Speaking after the announcement of the BAFTA TV and Craft nominations, which saw Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” leading with eight nods, Millichip addressed concerns about what some have labeled a crisis in British television production, especially in the scripted space. “I’m delighted to see fantastically British stories being told, not just across the U.K. PSBs, but also across the streamers,” she said, citing examples including “Say Nothing” and “Toxic Town,” both nominated at this year’s BAFTAs.
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