TBI Scripted January 2017

The latest Scripted issue includes

Scripted interview: Andrew Davies:With a credit list stretching longer than dozens of other writers combined, 80-year-old Andrew Davies knows the secrets of a good script. He tells Jesse Whittock about his writing process

Sovereign drama: Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty

Spotlight on: Ash Atalla: Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking at US remakes of Roughcut Television’s series. Having redefined comedy by co-creating The Office, Atalla tells TBI about the business, his career and plans

Beta Film’s Babylon Berlin: Beta Film’s mega-budget period thriller

Entertainment One’s Mary Kills People: Limited series for both free and pay TV about a single mother and emergency doctor who helps terminally-ill patients to die

StudioCanal’s Below the Surface: Nordic thriller following events in the aftermath of a group of hostages being taken on a Copenhagen subway train