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Just because you aren't a fan of various BBC programmes, doesn't mean that other people aren't either. Many people in the UK really enjoy all the period drama s
by bengillies 13y ago
Just because you aren't a fan of various BBC programmes, doesn't mean that other people aren't either. Many people in the UK really enjoy all the period drama stuff that they show. That the US market also enjoys it is an added bonus.
Please don't project your own opinions onto the rest of the UK.
- pedromorgan 13y agoI don't, they cost a shit load of money to make, and unlike commercial companies have a guaranteed budget for the TV licence..
- mmcnickle 13y agoA series of Downton Abbey costs approx £12MM and reaches 13MM people in the UK alone[1]. The 2hr pilot episode of LOST cost $12MM[2]. Each episode of Game of Thrones has a budget of $6MM[3]. So no, they don't cost a lot of money to make, relatively speaking. Edit: sources. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8717969/Trench-war-comes-to-Downton-Abbey.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8717969/Trench... [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1496199/The-man-who-discovered-Lost-and-found-himself-out-of-a-job.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1... [3] http://www.contactmusic.com/news/game-of-thrones-costs-6-million-per-episode_1333082 http://www.contactmusic.com/news/game-of-thrones-costs-6-mil...
- garethadams 13y ago(although Downton Abbey is an ITV programme)
- mmcnickle 13y agoSo it is, my mistake. I got it from a bad source[1]. I think the point still stands though; period dramas are relatively inexpensive to make. [1] http://www.imdb.com/list/0hV86zyDCdo/ http://www.imdb.com/list/0hV86zyDCdo/