{"id":48218,"date":"2024-03-21T15:57:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2013110"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:54:08","slug":"bring-the-drama-proves-how-important-opportunities-are-says-bill-bailey","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bring-the-drama-proves-how-important-opportunities-are-says-bill-bailey\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring the Drama proves how important opportunities are, says Bill Bailey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> He hopes the series will encourage others to face their dreams. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 21 March 2024 at 14:57 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>In an age of the same entertainment and reality TV shows, viewers are always after something new to pique their interest and have them hooked episode after episode, and Bring the Drama has done just that.<\/p>\n<p>The six-part series was a process that many hadn\u2019t seen done before, unveiling the reality of many actors day-to-day lives. The series saw a group of aspiring actors from all walks of life mentored by casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry, with the hopes of securing an acting contract by the end of the process.<\/p>\n<p>One part of the process that stood out was the series\u2019 diverse cast, whether it be age, gender identity or race \u2013 Bring the Drama highlighted just how different the acting industry can look, something host Bill Bailey was important to show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never know where the next actor is going to come from,\u201d Bill Bailey told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou really done and potentially we\u2019re missing out on great performances from people who potentially are brilliant actors, only because they don\u2019t have the opportunity, and I think this show maybe just proves that point, in a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: 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class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Chris, Rehanna, Janice and Jordan. <em>Wall To Wall\/Dave King<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The series featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/bring-the-drama-cast-exclusive\/\">eight aspiring actors<\/a>, all from different parts of the UK and all having experienced completely different things in their lives, but one thing was for certain \u2013 their passion for acting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-is-blind-uk-confirms-release-month-newsupdate\/\">Love Is Blind hosts Matt and Emma Willis finally confirm when it\u2019s airing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/great-british-bake-off-prue-leith-missing-next-celeb-season-newsupdate\/\">Great British Bake Off confirms Prue Leith will miss next celeb season<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the end of the series, Hendry chose Delasi Zikpi, Jordan Skelly and Rehanna Bernard to go through to the final showcase \u2013 all of whom were given acting contracts by the end.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the series, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/bring-the-drama-cast-what-happened-next-newsupdate\/\">final three<\/a> and the other actors all spoke about the difficulties of breaking into the industry, and Bailey thinks Bring the Drama has allowed audiences and agents alike to see just how much talent is out there, waiting to be revealed to the world.<\/p> <p>He continued: \u201cThere are some people out there who for whatever reason, life got in the way [and] they haven\u2019t been able to pursue this dream and pursue this career. And yet, they [have] still got something huge to offer to the acting world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 So there you have two people who on the face of it you think will perhaps this might be too difficult or they might pose too many obstacles but it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that I think that\u2019s what the show does. It proves that point and I think that if anything, it\u2019s a way to broaden the sort of the pool of people who might consider themselves able to do it [and] maybe encourage people to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"ffea6e8fbb87145ad6dbfe3735299e008437ab3e\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"ffea6e8fbb87145ad6dbfe3735299e008437ab3e\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Bring The Drama is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. <\/strong><strong>Looking for something else to watch? 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