Charlotte Moore, chief content officer at the BBC, has defended the decision of screenwriter Steven Knight, best known for “Peaky Blinders,” to spice up Charles Dickens’ “Gr…
Referring to an S&M scene in the show, in which a naked Mr. Pumblechook is seen being whipped by housewife-turned-dominatrix Mrs. Gargery , Moore said that Knight “believes absolutely everything [in the show] comes from what was alluded to” by Dickens in the novel.
Pressed on why the BBC had chosen to update a classic text in this way instead of commissioning new work, Moore said: “Because I think it’s a great way to bring loved texts to new audiences, and to find new interpretations.” She added that it was important to “push the boundaries of storytelling,” and “reinvent [classic novels] for a modern age.”
Although she lauded hard-hitting cop drama “Blue Lights,” she also expressed a desire for lighter fare. “I think everyone’s dealing with so much angst and strife at the moment, having something that’s a bit more escapist would be good,” she said. Moore said the broadcaster had a “really strong track record” in this area, and “drama had a real place to tell [true] stories, particularly putting an emotional and historical context on stories that perhaps we read, but don’t really put ourselves in those worlds, and [say] what would we have done?”
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