{"id":8651,"date":"2021-12-14T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1536634"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:13:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:13:10","slug":"doctor-who-producer-bad-wolf-could-be-biggest-drama-producer-in-britain-says-sony","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-producer-bad-wolf-could-be-biggest-drama-producer-in-britain-says-sony\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf could be biggest drama producer in Britain, says Sony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Sony Pictures has invested \u00a350 million into Welsh drama producer Bad Wolf, in the hopes of helping the maker of Doctor Who<\/a> and His Dark Materials<\/a> reach its \u201czenith\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wayne Garvie, Sony\u2019s president of international production, recently revealed his hopes that Bad Wolf could become \u201cthe biggest drama producer in Britain and in Europe\u201d (via BBC News<\/a>).<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe have invested in a company that has not reached its zenith. We have [another] company called Left Bank Pictures who make The Crown<\/a>, which you may have watched, and which is Britain\u2019s biggest drama company. And we built that together with the founders of the company over about eight years or so.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd we want to do the same with Bad Wolf. There is no reason why Bad Wolf should not be or could not be the biggest drama producer in Britain and in Europe. And that is our ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the location of the Cardiff-based company was also key to its appeal from an investment perspective. \u201cOne of the things we found really attractive about Bad Wolf was the passion they had for Wales, the people in Wales and their commitment to Wales,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson on the first day of His Dark Materials series 3 filming.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Jane Tranter, Bad Wolf\u2019s chief executive and co-founder, said that selling a majority stake to Sony Pictures would help Bad Wolf \u201cgo on and do bigger shows\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kind of television dramas that Bad Wolf produces are huge. It is a very scary thing to do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe love it, and we want to go on and do bigger shows. But there comes a point when we have to acknowledge that in order to produce on an increasing scale and ambition, we need to take a partner and collaborator and investor with us on that journey.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s\u00a0Radio Times Christmas double issue<\/a>\u00a0is on sale now, featuring two weeks of TV, film and radio listings, reviews, features and interviews with the stars.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n

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