The key issue is no longer simply who gets into television, but who can afford to stay and build a long-term career.
- Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
The eight-part remake attempts to revive the glossy melodrama of the 1980s bonkbuster while reframing its heroine for a contemporary audience.
By placing menopause at the centre of a punk-inflected drama, Wainwright opens a new televisual space for midlife women.
Keeley Hawes’s character becomes lethal not in spite of midlife – but because of it.
The Disney series is a magical mega-mix of Sally Wainwright’s greatest hits.
These are the shows that had our creative experts glued to the small screen in 2023.
In choosing to centre her drama on a middle-aged woman Sally Wainwright drew the extraordinary from the ordinary. Two experts in her work explain the brilliance of the Happy Valley final.
British TV is at its best when representing the modern reality of the country.
Despite repeated pledges to improve diversity, data and industry testimony shows that there are fewer people from minority backgrounds getting jobs in the film and TV industries.
Female sexuality and sex on screen have come a long way since the four friends were looking for love in the Big Apple.
The death of the well-known UK television personality highlights the oppressive way in which women are represented.
Race, gender and social class still play a massive part in deciding who gets ahead in film, TV and radio.
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