Steven Knight tells MPs 'Peaky Blinders' would not exist without the BBC
Steven Knight, creator of 'Peaky Blinders,' testified to a House of Commons inquiry that the show could not have been made outside the BBC. He praised the broadcaster for taking chances on unconventional, non-fashionable content like 'Peaky Blinders,' while acknowledging the BBC's reputation for tight budgets. Knight was giving evidence as part of the BBC's royal charter review.
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I don't think I could have made 'Peaky Blinders' at all outside of the BBC.
['Peaky Blinders'] falls into a category of 'curious' and not of the time or of the fashion of the time, and often — not always, but often — it's the BBC that tends to take a chance on things like that.
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