Under the bonnet of shows including The Heist, Judge Romesh and We Are British Jews. Click for the pick of the year’s Behind the Scenes

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The Heist, Sky 1

A Yorkshire village might seem an unlikely location for a major crime – but it was the perfect setting for Sky’s new series.

 

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The Big Audition, ITV

From budding fitness presenters to Henry VIIIs, we wanted to show people trying out for unusual jobs and inspire viewers to have a go, says Clair Breen.

 

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I’ll Get This, BBC2

By filming famous faces playing silly games in a real restaurant, we hoped to make a panel show that looks nothing like any other, says Matt Walton.

 

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The Mighty Redcar, BBC2

We wanted to make a doc about a working-class town, told through its youngsters, and which went beyond the stereotype.

 

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The Biggest Little Railway in the World, Channel 4

An army of volunteers and fleet of quadbikes were required to help a model train travel 71-miles across the Scottish Highlands, says Tim Gaunt

 

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Judge Romesh, Dave 

We had a fantastic set and a brilliantly funny cast – the key to putting it all together was getting the right balance between entertainment and authenticity, says Dan Baldwin

 

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The Interrogation of Tony Martin, Channel 4

C4’s genre-defying film uses police transcripts to tell the story of Tony Martin’s arrest in his own words. Benji Wilson discovers the motive for it.

 

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We Are British Jews, BBC2

We wanted to take our contributors out of their comfort zone and give them fresh insight – but first we had to gain their trust, says Lucie Kon.

 

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The Cry, BBC1

Differences in beachwear aside, Scottish and Australian production crews are basically the same – but the unionised working practices Down Under were a throwback, says Claire Mundell

 

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Murder, Mystery and My Family, BBC1

Combining a murder investigation with a family history series made for a unique format – and may right some historical wrongs, says executive producer Mike Benson.