A distinguished producer called Kenith Trodd actually lived in his office for over a year - the cleaners refused to go in because it was such a tip.
Andrew DaviesMost actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before they're ready to, and before they've bonded. But I love them because they give us all the first inkling of what the whole show is going to be like, how each part affects every other part, and we won't see that again until it's all edited together.
Andrew DaviesThe BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.
Andrew Davies