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01.12.2023 - 12:41 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has defended the provenance of The Couple Next Door amid concerns from producers that it was penned by the husband of the UK broadcaster’s head of drama.
Two sources told Deadline that The Couple Next Door has been a talking point in the British drama community in recent days after producers joined the dots between Channel 4 drama chief Caroline Hollick and screenwriter David Allison.
Channel 4 has argued that Hollick recused herself from the commissioning process, but it has not stopped the broadcaster’s suppliers from questioning if nepotism played a part in the Starz co-production making it to screen.
Despite being recused, Channel 4 said The Couple Next Door was “commissioned by” Hollick in a press release announcing the series in March. She was also quoted in the press notice, trumpeting the drama as an “addictive, emotional roller-coaster.” Her relationship with Allison was not declared.
Channel 4 only commissions a handful of high-end dramas each year, meaning there are limited opportunities for producers to win business. One well-established Channel 4 scripted supplier said the broadcaster had failed to fully consider the optics of The Couple Next Door commission.
This feeling has been exacerbated by Channel 4’s fragile relations with the production sector. The company’s financial woes, sparked by the worst ad market slump in 15 years, have resulted in a commissioning slowdown that has impacted all genres.
Starring Eleanor Tomlinson and Sam Heughan, The Couple Next Door originally came to Channel 4 through the broadcaster’s acquisitions team, led by the outgoing Nick Lee. Allison, a writer on Marcella and Bedlam, had already penned a number of the scripts.
Channel 4’s commissioning team
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