Articles about Generation War
Rewriting history
James Bond screenwriters Robert Wade and Neal Purvis imagine a world in which the Nazis occupy Britain in the BBC’s adaptation of Len Deighton’s alternative-history novel SS-GB. DQ visits the set.
Ku’damm 56: UFA Fiction’s fifties focus
Fresh from the global success of Cold War drama Deutschland 83, Germany’s UFA Fiction is now exploring the political and sexual revolution of 1950s Berlin in Ku’damm 56. Michael Pickard reports.
BBC’s novel approach
As David Nicholls novel Us gets the TV makeover treatment, Andy Fry reflects on the news of a long-overdue female-serial-killer show in the works at ITV, plus a slew of WW2 drama success stories across Europe.
Full steam ahead
Built on a new willingness to tackle historical subject matter and increasing viewer acceptance of English-language shows, German drama is making international headway. DQ finds out how it’s all coming together for this growing industry.