They say write what you know, and in Jeff Pope’s case, he knew coronavirus was an unwelcome intruder on his home. The BAFTA-winning producer of Stan & Ollie was laid low by the dastardly …
has been around a month from idea to execution, which must be some sort of record for a primetime TV drama. “I’ve never worked on a drama like this,” he says, in something of an understatement during our conversation over Zoom, ahead of the series premiering on May 4.
Pope has built a stellar reputation on creating factual drama, having retold stories on the vanishing of Lord Lucan and British songstress Cilla Black, so he was well placed to dig into the coronavirus crisis. He has written one of the 15-minute episodes,, which stars Robert Glenister as a coronavirus sufferer receiving care from his reluctant son, played by Robert’s son Tom Glenister. For the remaining three installments, he turned to other British writers.
The casting process was equally intense, with the task being to find the right actors, but also the right environments. They had to be in self-isolation with others who could be part of the show, so as not to break any social distancing rules.
The majority of filming on the three-to-four-day shoots was done via top-of-the-range Samsung smartphones, which relayed a picture of what was being shot to a remote director over Zoom. The Filmic Pro app was used to tap into the phones’ manual settings, while the actors and their self-isolating crew were given other simple equipment, such as an Osmo Gimbal, which allowed for smooth camera moves. Lapel mics and audio receivers were also used.
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