You tweeted mysteriously about nuns, and I saw something about underwater filming… are you allowed to reveal which stories you filmed? In the end only half of the ten episodes we made were based on GK’s stories. I gave them the choice whether to adapt an existing story, or to come up an original idea. Chesterton presented by Ann Widdecombe.Īssuming all the episodes are based on the original stories, how did you go about selecting which ones to film? Our Executive Producer John Yorke came up with the idea after hearing a radio documentary about G. Father Brown fitted that bill perfectly, and hadn’t been filmed since the 70s (with Kenneth More). Initially, we had pitched them some original ideas from our writers, but they wanted something that was already a brand and therefore less of a risk (in Commissioner-speak). What led to the decision to film Father Brown? Did you ‘audition’ any other detectives before deciding?īBC Daytime wanted a home-grown detective show for the afternoons on BBC1. I oversaw the whole ‘Father Brown’ project, from development to final cut. So, to begin with the basics, what does a Producer actually do?Ī sort of project manager.
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