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BBC Passed on ‘Slow Horses,’ Apple TV+ Europe Boss Reveals as She Pays Tribute to U.K. Screen Sector: ‘You Have to Take Risks’
Apple TV+ Europe Boss and BFI chair Jay Hunt revealed the BBC had passed on 'Slow Horses' as she discussed risk-taking in the industry.
At AppleTV+ Hunt has commissioned a slew of U.K. and Irish hits, including “Bad Sisters,” written by and starring Sharon Horgan, Peter Capaldi-starrer “Criminal Record,” Idris Elba’s “Hijack” and documentary series “Prehistoric Planet.” Or to an extraordinary production designer saying to them on, you know, ‘Slow Horses,’ I want you to build Slough House with an attention to detail, which is, frankly, jaw dropping, to be able to come in and say, let’s give people a chance to do that and they can do that in this market — it’s not a brain drain, they don’t have to leave and go and work somewhere else to do that — that’s something I’m really proud of.” Hunt also paid tribute to the BFI, where she was appointed chair last year, saying as a body it is the “R&D lab for creative skills and on screen success in this country.” Despite being busy with her day job at AppleTV+, she took on the role because “Public service is a defining part of who I am.
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