{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632ea9fc844fa70012fb2471/6825fd9150cf1b42f4bacf10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Patrick Spence, exec producer 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office' on the crisis facing British drama ","description":"<p><strong>Fresh from his BAFTA award, Patrick Spence, executive producer for <em>Mr. Bates vs The Post Office</em> discusses how the series was commissioned, why it was a success, how it was funded, the decline of certain TV drama genres, the crisis in the industry, the need of government support: levy vs tax breaks,&nbsp;the impact of tariffs, regional production, the streamers’ role and his upcoming project <em>The Hack</em>.</strong></p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>“If I was offered </em></strong><em>Mr. Bates vs the Post Office </em><strong><em>now as a prospective development, I would not take it on.\"</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen to all our episodes here: </strong><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/beebwatch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podfollow.com/beebwatch</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month (NB we only charge for one creation per month): </strong><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership</strong></a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Or if you'd rather make a one-off payment (which doesn’t entitle you to the blog) please use our crowdfunding page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-boltons-beeb-watch-podcast</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>@beebwatch.bsky.social</strong></p><p><strong>X @BeebRoger</strong></p><p><strong>Instagram: rogerboltonsbeebwatch</strong></p><p><strong>LinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch</strong></p><p><strong>email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodeggproductions.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.goodeggproductions.uk</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Good Egg Productions"}