How the TV jobs crisis is impacting long-running drama
No one wants to shout “Fire!” in a crowded theatre. So says Wales-based former Doctors writer Phil Ralph. But if ever there was a time to do it, that time is now. And rather than panic, the response should be urgent firefighting.
It has been a perfect storm: the brief post-Covid boom in commissioning veering towards “bust”; the streamers driving up production costs; BBC funding dropping by 30% since 2010; advertising revenue falling at Channel 4, ITV and Channel 5; and the cost-of-living crisis affecting businesses as well as households.