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How to go from runner to researcher in TV

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Broadcaster Jasmine Dotiwala was remembering her own start in television, as she hosted and produced the RTS Futures event ‘Runner to Researcher’ in early June.

She continued: “The secret of being a great runner is to be consistently delightful.”

The event, aimed at TV’s most junior employees, offered tips on how to move on from the runner entry level to the next stage in production, working as a researcher. It can be difficult to achieve this promotion and many young people drop out before making it.

New Netflix Agatha Christie adaption sets Mia McKenna Bruce and Martin Freeman on the case

How to Have Sex star Mia McKenna Bruce will take the role of classic Agatha Christie character Bundle Brent in The Seven Dials Mystery, alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.

Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent is the unassuming amateur investigator at the heart of two of Christie’s murder mysteries, They Do it With Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Abi Morgan and Lucy Forbes on New York puppet thriller Eric

At face value, Eric is another cop show, albeit one that features a giant walking puppet. But from the pen of RTS Fellow Abi Morgan – whose award-winning dramas include The Iron Lady, Sex Traffic and The Hour – the six-part Netflix series, which revolves around a missing child, is something entirely different, taking in addiction, childhood trauma, homelessness, Aids, homophobia and racism.

Wednesday adds Joanna Lumley, Billie Piper and Steve Buscemi for series two

The cast of Wednesday series two stand in line

The Addams family spin-off focuses on the eponymous youngest sibling and her stay at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts.

Series one saw Wednesday, played by Scream’s Jenna Ortega, figuring out the mystery of a monster killing and terrorising the school; as well as getting trapped in a love triangle with a local barista and a psychic.

Ted Sarandos to headline the RTS London Convention 2024

The Convention is titled The Next Episode: Keeping Our Creative Edge and will focus on how the UK can hold on to its creative brilliance, take full advantage of the opportunities of the future, and successfully navigate the challenges.

The initial line-up of high-profile industry leaders confirmed to speak at the Convention includes: Tim Davie, Director-General, BBC; Alex Mahon, CEO, Channel 4; Carolyn McCall, CEO, ITV; Amol Rajan, Journalist and Presenter, and Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix.

Ginny & Georgia commences filming for series three

Antonia Gentry (Candy Jar) and Brianne Howey (The Exorcist) star as Georgia and Ginny, a mother-daughter duo who have had to move across America, chased by Georgia’s unknown past.

Being raised by a teen-mother on the run hasn’t always been easy for 16-year-old Ginny and she suffers with her mental health whilst trying to navigate relationships and a new high school. Georgia soon meets the new love of her life, Paul Randolph (Scott Porter, Hart of Dixie), who just so happens to be the town mayor.

Netflix releases teaser for adaptation of generation-spanning magical realist novel One Hundred Years of Solitude

A man stands behind a boy, as something shiny off-camera illuminates his face

The 16-part series will follow the multi-generational story of José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán’s family. When the two cousins wed against their families’ wishes, the two set out to establish a new town. Macondo plays host to future generations of Buendías, who live through love, madness and war.

The programme was shot in Colombia entirely in Spanish, with the support of García Márquez’s family. Claudio Cataño (A Thousand Fangs) appears in the teaser as the adult version of Colonel Aureliano Buendía.

Broadchurch creator to adapt Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix

Together with Chibnall’s screenwriting, Suzanne Mackie (The Crown) will executive produce the series with Good Omens’  Chris Sussman. Chris Sweeney (The Tourist, Back to Life) will direct.

There is no word on how closely the team will adapt the book, as recent adaptions of Agatha Christie’s work have opted to update the material for modern audiences.