This was Cameron Roach, RTS North West Chair and founder of Rope Ladder Fiction, speaking at an October forum.
Describing the rationale behind “Finding opportunities in challenging times”, Roach said: “At the RTS, we believe it’s about coming together collectively, even if you’re out of work, because if you’re passionate about telling stories you will want to continue. Collectively, we can find the solutions to do that.”
It felt good to be in a room full of people at the RTS Cambridge Convention last month: great sessions and speakers, brilliantly curated by Ben McOwen Wilson of YouTube. Of course, there was much drama when John Whittingdale stepped in for outgoing culture secretary Oliver Dowden, but this was a great way of demonstrating to the UK broadcasting industry that the Government knows better than most what constitutes great drama.
The new series will be set and made in Greater Manchester and co-produced by Wall To Wall and Rope Ladder Fiction.
Waterloo Road originally aired on the BBC from 2006 to 2015, during which time it became one of the UK’s most popular and longest-running TV dramas.
With the pandemic came greater awareness of the challenges teachers, parents and pupils face that have become even more pronounced due to lockdown restrictions. The new series will explore these important issues and more.
