This article is fantastic. As an American who likes the occasional UK show, I have the possibly mistaken impression that BBC shows run on a more similar model

This article is fantastic. As an American who likes the occasional UK show, I have the possibly mistaken impression that BBC shows run on a more similar model to Netflix. It seems like they will tell a story for about as long as the original idea is interesting and then the show ends. In the U.S. it seems like anything popular will get milked as long as possible. Oddly, it seems like even in the Netflix model there are "series" and "movie" categories that mirror film and TV running lengths and seasons. It would be interesting to see more deviations from that pattern. Shorter serials with longer episodes. Marathon length features. Black Mirror is the best example of a non-traditional show as far as episode length and quantity and I think it works quite well.