Behind the scenes – Page 58
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Behind The ScenesFive Daughters, BBC1
Piecing together the stories of the five women murdered in Ipswich in the winter of 2006 was a long and painful process, says Simon Lewis.
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Behind The ScenesIron Chef UK, Channel 4
Take a cult show, rework it into a primetime daily, add a healthy dose of humour, and serve to the British public. Not so easy, says Adam MacDonald.
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Behind The ScenesMission: 2210, CBBC
The team behind CBBC’s new fantasy gameshow had to make the impossible possible to bring the ambitious project to the screen.
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Behind The ScenesThe Prisoner, ITV1
Despite the extreme weather and dangerous local wildlife, Namibia provided a perfect backdrop for a new version of The Prisoner, says Michele Buck.
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Behind The ScenesPutting a new spotlight on the world of autism
Helping a group of autistic young people put on a theatrical show was a tough challenge, says David DeHaney - but the results were worth it.
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Behind The ScenesA Long Weekend with the Son of God
Getting an interview with a man worshipped as the reborn Jesus took film-maker George Carey on a journey deep into the Russian wilderness.
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Behind The ScenesBlitz Street, Channel 4
Reliving the Blitz meant making bombs, blowing up a 1940s street and praying the cameras would survive the blast, says Impossible’s Paul Wooding.
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Behind The ScenesOn Expenses, BBC4
A tiny budget and a tight schedule meant the On Expenses production team had to pull out all the stops, reveals director Simon Cellan Jones.
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Behind The ScenesPineapple Dance Studios, Sky1
Pulse Films has created a ‘new genre’ for Sky1 with its offbeat, behind-the-scenes view of life at Pineapple Dance Studios, says Jonathan Stadlen.
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Behind The ScenesOne Born Every Minute, C4
The use of a multi-camera rig proved inspired with The Family, but would it work in a more dramatic environment, asks Magnus Temple.
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Behind The ScenesMo, Channel 4
The public version of Mo Mowlam’s story would make compelling drama. But, says writer Neil McKay, the reality is far more interesting.
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Behind The ScenesSpirit Warriors, CBBC
Jon East reflects on the challenges of creating a Hollywood blockbuster-style fantasy drama for children on an extremely tight television budget.
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Behind The ScenesCast Offs, Channel 4
Shooting an innovative drama series on a short timescale provided Eleven Film with the creative freedom to try out new ideas, says Joel Wilson.
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Behind The ScenesEmbarrassing Old Bodies, C4
Where do you find enough elderly people willing to discuss their medical problems? The solution, says Sarah Eglin, was a flying visit to Benidorm.
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Behind The ScenesParadox, BBC1
Commissioned surprisingly quickly, the Paradox team had just months to deliver a series. But they relished the challenge, says Clerkenwell Films CEO Murray Ferguson.
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Behind The ScenesRiver Monsters, ITV1
Harry Marshall, creative director at Icon Films, reveals the behind the scenes story of new ITV1 series River Monsters.
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Behind The ScenesThe Queen, Channel 4
Despite a documentary-sized budget, careful use of archive footage means the profile of a 50-year royal reign has grand scale, says series producer Marion Milne.
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Behind The ScenesCollision, ITV1
Creating a modern epic with a cast of 73 and a feature film director was the easy part - locating our ‘collision’ was another story, says producer Jill Green.
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Behind The ScenesNorthern Ireland: the window of opportunity
After years in the commissioning cold, the promise of more network series has rallied the Northern Irish indie community. But is there a pot of gold waiting?
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Behind The ScenesX-Machines
Filming hulking bits of kit in remote parts of the world sounds like a boy’s own adventure. But as Martin Durkin explains, it comes with issues.