Articles about HTM Television
Having a blast
Trigger Point star Nabil Elouahabi reflects on three seasons of making ITV’s tense bomb-disposal drama, hitting the show’s sweet spot and why he stands against ‘second screening.’
Tick, tick, boom
Former British Army bomb-disposal expert Joel Snarr recalls working with Vicky McClure and the team behind ITV drama Trigger Point, filming scenes in a deserted London street and balancing reality with television fiction.
Breath work
During the Covid pandemic, doctor-turned-actor Thom Petty returned to the hospital frontlines – and then used that experience to help shape the dialogue, setting and atmosphere on the set of ITV drama Breathtaking.
Unmasking the pandemic
Three writers, all with medical backgrounds, have come together to chart the NHS experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rachel Clarke, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Jed Mercurio explain why ITV’s Breathtaking might be the most important drama they will ever write.
Payback time
Writer Debbie O’Malley, director Jennie Darnell and executive producer Madonna Baptiste tell DQ how they flipped the script on crime thrillers by putting an ordinary woman at the heart of ITV drama Payback.
On the Ray up
Maya Sondhi has gone from starring in police dramas to writing her own. She gives DQ the lowdown on her first original series, ITV’s DI Ray, which focuses on a detective struggling with her identity.
Thrill seeker
Line of Duty and Bodyguard showrunner Jed Mercurio speaks to DQ about his latest project, Northern Irish crime thriller Bloodlands, and his ambitions for his recently launched production company.