ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill has commissioned a six-part mystery drama, After the Flood, produced by multi award-winning Manchester based executive producer Nicola Shindler and her team at Quay Street Productions in association with ITV Studios. The compelling drama...
Happy Valley’s third series proves well worth the wait.
ere were times when I worried the BBC had forgotten they'd commissioned a third series of Happy Valley. Sally Wainwright had busied herself with passion project Gentlemen Jack and started work on a new Disney+ series, The Ballad of Renegade Nell. It had seemed Happy...
Happy Valley: How Sally Wainwright crafted the truly outstanding British drama.
Shockingly, I only watched Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley for the first time earlier this year. As incredibly late to the party I was, I’m glad I amended this, as the BBC crime drama encapsulates everything I love about television. As it returns to our screens later...
Clocking Off offered a slice of British life that has never dated.
When Paul Abbott's Clocking Off debuted in January of 2000 the TV landscape looked entirely different. Abbott, who has since gone to success with his semi-autobiographical comedy-drama Shameless and his police drama No Offence, had been working in television for a...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST INTERVIEW: Nicola Shindler (Red Productions)
In this very special podcast TheCustardTV talks to TV producer and founder of Red Production Company Nicola Shindler about her career working behind the scenes in TV. Shindler started life as a producer on such hit shows as Cracker and Our Friends in the North. Soon...





