Category: SIX OF THE BEST
Six of Black Mirror’s Best: Toby Haynes
Black Mirror director Toby Haynes reveals his top picks from Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series, including a pair of his own entries, and explains how they were brought to the screen.
Six of the Best: Helen Perry
The UKTV drama commissioning head’s picks include a “groundbreaking” US crime series, a character-led sports show and a fact-based drama that made real-world headlines.
Gone but not Unforgotten
Unforgotten director Andy Wilson looks back on six seasons of ITV’s cold-case detective drama and picks out his favourite moments from each one, revealing how they were brought to the screen.
Six of the Best: Sara Richardson
The head of scripted at NCIS: Sydney producer EndemolShine Australia selects a classic British period drama and a comedy sensation from down under among her half-dozen top picks.
Six of the Best: Elin Kvist
The CEO of Swedish scripted producer Jarowskij/Yellow Bird compiles a list that includes a “gripping” police thriller, a legal drama about a family of divorce lawyers and one US series described as her “forever favourite.”
Six of the Best: Nicole Amarteifio
The creator of An African City explains how half-a-dozen television series inspired her career as a screenwriter and why representation on screen is so important.
Six of the Best: Olivier Wotling
The former head of drama at French-German network Arte, who is now a producer at Asacha Media-backed Mintee Studio, picks half-a-dozen shows that represent the best of global drama.
Six of the Best: Steve Matthews
The former HBO Europe exec, who is now Banijay Group’s content partnerships executive, picks six shows he has worked on across his career, including an Enid Blyton adaptation and a recent Spanish ‘horror mash-up.’
Six of the Best: John McKay
The International Emmy-winning director, who is also the founder of Glasgow-based Compact Pictures, picks half-a-dozen shows that blend mystery, comedy, murder… and puppets.
Six of the Best: Gwenllian Gravelle
The head of scripted at Welsh-language broadcaster S4C picks half-a-dozen series that have had the biggest impact on her career, which has included producing Keeping Faith and commissioning The Light in the Hall.
Six of the Best: Emma Bell
The senior VP of creative and brand and executive producer at International Literary Properties picks half-a-dozen memorable dramas while revealing some fundamental truths about successful book-to-screen adaptations.
Six of the Best: Ailish McElmeel
The co-founder of Ireland’s Deadpan Pictures (The South Westerlies) picks a mixture of acclaimed US and UK series, a hit French comedy-drama and an animated show with ‘near-perfect storytelling.’
Six of the Best: Nordic Drama Queens
The three TV executives behind Stockholm- and Copenhagen-based prodco Nordic Drama Queens – Josefine Tengblad, Sandra Harms and Line Winther Skyum Funch – reveal the shows that keep them watching.
Six of the Best: Donna Sharpe
The Trom and West of Liberty screenwriter highlights standout female-written scenes from half-a-dozen series, including wrestling drama GLOW and Northern Irish comedy Derry Girls.
Six of the Best: Max Malka
Max Malka, head of scripted at Banijay-owned Endemol Shine Finland, selects a handful of US favourites, a groundbreaking Norwegian youth series and an award-winning drama from Michaela Coel.
Six of the Best: Noel Hedges
The executive VP of acquisitions at producer/distributor Entertainment One selects a mixture of historical dramas, US series and a classic workplace comedy.
Six of the Best: Jinnie Choi
Jinnie Choi, CEO of Korean production company Studio Dragon, selects a host of homegrown series alongside a couple of breakout US dramas as her top six shows.
Six of the Best: Christina Jennings
The CEO of Canadian producer Shaftesbury (Departure, Murdoch Mysteries) picks some classic comedies alongside a star-filled mystery and a dystopian nightmare.
Six of the Best: Aron Levitz
The head of storytelling platform Wattpad Studios opts for a mixture of science-fiction series, a ground-breaking non-English-language thriller and an iconic Mafia drama.
Six of the Best: UKTV
UKTV head of scripted Pete Thornton and drama commissioning editor Philippa Collie Cousins reveal their favourite series, including a couple of US classics and one of the biggest British ratings hits of the past decade.