Although the Covid-19 outbreak has not yet completed its lethal sweep, the U.K.’s public broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation is aiming to tell “the definitive story of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain.”
The broadcaster has commissioned its own BBC Studios Documentary Unit to deliver a feature-length documentary “Britain vs Coronavirus.”
“Interweaving archive and compelling master interviews with many of the key decision-makers in the crisis, the film will be a forensic retelling of the events of a seismic year in UK history when the coronavirus pandemic struck,” the corporation said. It will explore the impact of the crisis on the National Health Service, on social care, on the economy, and on society as a whole.
The film is directed by James House and the producer is Claire Kavanagh. The executive producer is Fergus O’Brien, the commissioning editor is Emma Loach. It was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, BBC director of content,...
The broadcaster has commissioned its own BBC Studios Documentary Unit to deliver a feature-length documentary “Britain vs Coronavirus.”
“Interweaving archive and compelling master interviews with many of the key decision-makers in the crisis, the film will be a forensic retelling of the events of a seismic year in UK history when the coronavirus pandemic struck,” the corporation said. It will explore the impact of the crisis on the National Health Service, on social care, on the economy, and on society as a whole.
The film is directed by James House and the producer is Claire Kavanagh. The executive producer is Fergus O’Brien, the commissioning editor is Emma Loach. It was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, BBC director of content,...
- 7/9/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
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