Rewind: ‘The Lakes’ revisited
With Jimmy McGovern at his writing peak for ITV and Channel 4 in the mid-1990s, the BBC was eager for a McGovern show of their own.
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With Jimmy McGovern at his writing peak for ITV and Channel 4 in the mid-1990s, the BBC was eager for a McGovern show of their own.
If you’re clever, and you have the right scripts, it’s possible to make a virtue of typecasting by forging a career as a solidly dependable performer who can be relied upon to fill a certain you-shaped niche.