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ITV Seeks Post Office Drama Successor With Series On Devastating Contaminated Blood Scandal Penned By Peter Moffat
ITV has ordered contaminated blood scandal show written by Peter Moffat following success of 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office'.
Drawing obvious comparisons with the post office series, Moffat’s show will examine what doctors, politicians and giant pharmaceutical companies knew then about the risk, and the wrongs that have stretched over half a century. Deadline understands that drama head Polly Hill effectively fast-tracked the greenlight off the back of the monumental success of Mr Bates and is still seeking an indie to pair with the show, although conversations are in advanced stages. Speaking to Deadline in the week that it aired, Hill said British stories like Mr Bates are becoming “increasingly hard” to fund in today’s landscape, although several days later PBS Masterpiece in the U.S. acquired the show.
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