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STAR POWER Stars Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West spill the tea on Big Mood as Channel 4 comedy returns for second season

By Michael Pickard

As Channel 4 comedy Big Mood returns for a second season, stars Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West discuss continuing this story of female friendship and mental health, stepping up as executive producers and the need for their characters to have an “honest conversation.”

 

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Remade Abroad Shameless pride: How Goldie Behl transformed the UK dramedy for Indian audiences as Itti Si Khushi

By Michael Pickard

Indian filmmaker Goldie Behl tells DQ how he has adapted British comedy-drama Shameless for Indian audiences, why he didn’t want to just copy the original and how he ensured it felt as authentic as possible.

 

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DQ TV Ahead of the game: DQTV sits down with writer-director John Morton and executive producer Nerys Evans to talk BBC comedy Twenty Twenty Six

By DQ writer

In this DQTV interview, Twenty Twelve and W1A creator John Morton and executive producer Nerys Evans reveal how they partnered with Hugh Bonneville’s bureaucratic Ian Fletcher to organise a global soccer tournament in new BBC comedy Twenty Twenty Six.

 

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SCENE STEALERS Hidden Assets writers Mary Fox and Marty Thornton reveal how they dialled up the pressure for season three

By DQ writer

With international crime drama Hidden Assets back for a third season, writers Mary Fox and Marty Thornton detail how interview scenes are the show’s “pressure cooker” as they take DQ inside a key scene from episode four.

 

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In production Studio N CEO Mikyung Kwon on bringing Korean webcomics to TV with shows like The Legend of Kitchen Soldier

By Michael Pickard

Following the world premiere of The Legend of Kitchen Soldier, Studio N CEO Mikyung (Michelle) Kwon speaks to DQ about making the Korean series, its origins as a webcomic and how this source of IP is fuelling a wave of new projects.

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HOLLYWOOD OR BUST Part 4: A New Hope?

By Alister McDermott

In part four of his story, Alister McDermott describes the aftermath of pitching his TV show to Ricky Gervais inside a packed Academy theatre. Was Ricky interested, and would a new contact hold the key to breaking into the business? Or was Ali’s American dream about to go up in flames?

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SHOWRUNNER Inside Netflix's Rachel Weisz series Vladimir with creator Julia May Jonas

By Michael Pickard

What does it take to bring an unreliable narrator to life? As Vladimir debuts on Netflix, creator Julia May Jonas discusses casting Rachel Weisz, embracing ambiguity and holding her nerve through strikes, notes and self-doubt.

 

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In production Producer Ivar Køhn explains how Norwegian medical drama Still Breathing blends fiction and authenticity

By Michael Pickard

Ahead of the launch of Norwegian medical drama LIS (Still Breathing), DQ speaks to producer Ivar Køhn about making a show that blends fictional drama with real-world issues, building a hospital and why it is set to fill a hole in TV schedules.

 

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In production

Studio N CEO Mikyung Kwon on bringing Korean webcomics to TV with shows like The Legend of Kitchen Soldier

STAR POWER

Stars Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West spill the tea on Big Mood as Channel 4 comedy returns for second season

In production

Producer Ivar Køhn explains how Norwegian medical drama Still Breathing blends fiction and authenticity

IN FOCUS

The road to Portobello: Fabrizio Gifuni and Marco Bellocchio tell the true story behind HBO Max’s Italian crime drama

Remade Abroad

Shameless pride: How Goldie Behl transformed the UK dramedy for Indian audiences as Itti Si Khushi

DQ TV

Ahead of the game: DQTV sits down with writer-director John Morton and executive producer Nerys Evans to talk BBC comedy Twenty Twenty Six

SCENE STEALERS

Hidden Assets writers Mary Fox and Marty Thornton reveal how they dialled up the pressure for season three

In production

Japanese series Themis’s Uncertain Court raises the bar for legal dramas

IN FOCUS

A Hole new world: Inside Netflix crime series Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole

SHOWRUNNER

Hugo Blick visits California Avenue for latest BBC drama

IN FOCUS

Russell T Davies and Nicola Shindler on their enduring partnership and new project Tip Toe

ON LOCATION

Behind the Eyes: On location at Mont-Saint-Michel with the Cat’s Eyes cast and crew

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