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are invited. Obviously, in July 2020, that simply wasn’t possible. The event was put on hold as we hoped against


hope that perhaps it would be possible in September, or maybe November, maybe after Christmas? But, of course, that was not to be. By the turn of the year, it became even more obvious that any kind of gathering for the winners at all was not going to be a possibility this time. So instead, we have asked them to explain why


their show has that little bit of extra magic that turns a good show into a truly great one. Throughout the pages of this supplement we have gathered the winners and asked them what


went in to the making of their programmes and the inspiration behind it. Craig Mazin, the creator and writer of the stand


out drama serial of 2019, Chernobyl, explains the genesis of the programme and how everyone involved played their ‘A’ game to turn it into the multi award winning success that it became. We’ve also delved into the show’s incredible cinematography by Jakob Ihre along with the programme’s stunning visual effects and the score that was constructed in such an innovative way. Line of Duty’s showrunner Jed Mercurio is also on


hand to explain how his team keep pushing for ever greater heights of tension and drama season after


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