The BBC’s Drama Boss Wants To Subvert Your Expectations

EXCLUSIVE: Almost exactly two years ago to the day, Lindsay Salt stood in front of a room packed full of some of the biggest stars and most storied creatives and producers from the world of British TV drama. In many ways, the BBC’s Director of Drama commissioning had been preparing for this moment for the […] EXCLUSIVE: Almost exactly two years ago to the day, Lindsay Salt stood in front of a room packed full of some of the biggest stars and most storied creatives and producers from the world of British TV drama. In many ways, the BBC’s Director of Drama commissioning had been preparing for this moment for the entirety of her first 12 months in one of the most powerful jobs in British television. That night, she unveiled an enormous slate, with a dozen shows totaling 66 hours featuring the likes of Rebecca Hall, Joseph Fiennes and Aimee Lou Wood and coming from the creative minds of Richard Gadd, James Graham, Alice Birch and more. In an era of what she termed “peak caution,” Salt, who manages a drama budget of hundreds of millions of pounds per year, called on producers, writers and directors to “venture into the creative unknown” for her. Related Stories News Mark Ruffalo Asks James Cameron If He's Concerned About Paramount "Monopolization" After Letter Slamming Netflix