Should a Man Write the Sarah Everard Drama? 400 Female Screenwriters vs. The BBC

Should a Man Write the Sarah Everard Drama? 400 Female Screenwriters vs. The BBC

From Insiders: The TV Podcast by Expectation / Hat Trick

June 5, 2026 · 35 min · Season 3 · Episode 22

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Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss the BBC's Sarah Everard drama and the implications of male writers on such sensitive topics.

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville debate the BBC's controversial Sarah Everard drama and whether a man should be writing it, explore how the Married at First Sight UK fallout could threaten Love Island, and confirm your suspicions: your favourite TV shows DO keep disappearing for longer and longer… Topics discussed: The 400 female screenwriters who signed an open letter against the BBC commissioning Jeff Pope to write the Sarah Everard drama Should men write dramas about violence against women? Or is it too soon for a factual drama about Sarah Everard at all? Love Island relaunching under the shadow of the Married at First Sight UK/Panorama scandal What next for MAFS UK after all episodes taken down from Channel 4, TUI pulls sponsorship and the "hush email" sent to workers? The Stranger Things Effect: why the gap between TV seasons has more than doubled in a decade – and does it actually matter? After the success of ice hockey romance dramas Heated Rivalry and Off Campus , is sport + sex TV's hottest new genre? Could croquet, bowls or darts be the UK's answer to ice hockey romance? Have a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on Spotify or YouTube , find us…

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Hosts: Peter Fincham, Jimmy Mulville

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Organizations: BBC, Channel 4, TUI

Books & works: Sarah Everard drama, Heated Rivalry, Off Campus, Stranger Things

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