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International Insider: London TV Screenings; Berlin Winds Down; Fremantle Returns To Spending Splurge


London TV Screenings, Berlinale and BBC drama feature in this week's Deadline International Insider.

We were on hand in the German capital to report on events, as the likes of Roy Ashton and Danna Stern debated pay deals and the streamer reset in a well-attended opening session on Monday, chaired by our own Stewart Clarke. A big draw was Mr Bates Vs the Post Office producer Patrick Spence, who revealed how the 12 lead actors had worked for, “in some cases, a fifth” of their regular fees due to their belief in telling the story, which chronicles the great miscarriage of justice in British legal history. The British stand-up, writer and actor received a spontaneous round of applause when he suggested comedy series need time to bed in – noting even Seinfeld didn’t pop with audiences until season four, and that new shows should get two-season orders.

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