{"id":182137,"date":"2023-12-06T11:44:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=182137"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:44:13","slug":"channel-4-nepotism-row-breaks-out-over-the-couple-next-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/channel-4-nepotism-row-breaks-out-over-the-couple-next-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 nepotism row breaks out over The Couple Next Door"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Channel 4 nepotism row breaks out over middle-class swinger thriller The Couple Next Door after it emerges that steamy show&#8217;s writer is married to the station&#8217;s head of drama<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Channel 4 claims Caroline Hollick recused herself from her husband&#8217;s\u00a0series<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Channel 4\u00a0has been accused of nepotism after it emerged that the writer of The Couple Next Door is married to the station&#8217;s head of drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The middle-class swinger thriller is written by David Allison and was announced earlier this year as a commission by drama boss Caroline Hollick, who is also his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Industry insiders last week claimed the show had become a &#8216;talking point&#8217; in the British drama community after producers connected the link between Mr Allison and Ms Hollick,\u00a0Deadline reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the network has now denied the allegations of nepotism, claiming that Ms Hollick had &#8216;recused herself&#8217; from the programme and was &#8216;not involved in decision-making for the series&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 also alleged that Ms Hollick was &#8216;not involved&#8217; in the commissioning process for the\u00a0second series of Suspect, which also names her husband as one of its two writers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634439-12831273-Channel_4_has_been_accused_of_nepotism_after_it_emerged_that_the-a-43_1701853412168.jpg\" height=\"683\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 has been accused of nepotism after it emerged that the writer of The Couple Next Door is married to the station&#8217;s head of drama. Pictured left to right: Alfred Enoch, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw and Sam Heughan, stars of The Couple Next Door<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/10\/78636477-12831273-The_middle_class_swinger_thriller_is_written_by_David_Allison_an-a-27_1701858954007.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/10\/78637243-12831273-But_the_network_has_now_denied_the_allegations_of_nepotism_claim-m-28_1701858964616.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The middle-class swinger thriller is written by David Allison (right) and was announced earlier this year as a commission by drama boss Caroline Hollick, (left) who is also his wife. Industry insiders last week claimed the show had become a &#8216;talking point&#8217; in the British drama community after producers connected the link between Mr Allison and Ms Hollick\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 took over the commissioning of The\u00a0Couple Next Door, a co-production with US network STARZ, after a majority funding partner pulled out of the project.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that at this point, Ms Hollick &#8216;declared a conflict of interest&#8217; and &#8216;stepped away&#8217; from the programme.\u00a0Commission Editor\u00a0Rebecca Holdsworth reportedly led the greenlight process.<\/p>\n<p>A Channel 4 spokesperson told MailOnline today: &#8216;Caroline Hollick was not involved with the commissioning or editorial management of The Couple Next Door.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She registered a conflict of interest at the early stages of the project\u2019s development and recused herself from any decisions related to it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But a Channel 4 press release announcing the project in March this year said it was &#8216;commissioned by&#8217; Ms Hollick, who\u00a0<span>hailed the series as an &#8216;addictive, emotional rollercoaster&#8217; that addresses &#8216;modern sexual mores&#8217; and features an &#8216;electrifying cast that will set our screens on fire&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An industry source also told Deadline that Channel 4 will each year only commission\u00a0a &#8216;handful\u00a0of high-end dramas&#8217;, meaning opportunities for producers to &#8216;win business&#8217; are &#8216;limited&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The insider argued the network &#8216;failed to fully consider the optics&#8217; of commissioning The Couple Next Door and claims the &#8216;feeling has been exacerbated by Channel 4\u2019s fragile relations with the production sector&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634467-12831273-The_Couple_Next_Door_premiered_on_Channel_4_last_week_and_had_an-a-41_1701853402363.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Couple Next Door premiered on Channel 4 last week and had an overnight audience of 1million viewers. Pictured: Sam Heughan (left) and\u00a0Jessica De Gouw (right) in the show<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634471-12831273-image-a-44_1701853421719.jpg\" height=\"723\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Allison last month, when announcing filming of the second series of Suspect was underway, tweeted about what it was like to have his programmes commissioned<\/p>\n<p><span>The Couple Next Door premiered on Channel 4 last week and had an overnight audience of 1million viewers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The programme, a loose adaptation of the\u00a0Dutch series New Neighbours, sees Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and her husband Pete (Alfred Enoch) become sexually entangled with their neighbours in a way that will change their lives forever.<\/p>\n<p>Pete and Evie meet neighbours cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw) when they move to an upscale neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>But things only become increasingly complicated as time goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Hollick and Mr Allison are understood to have met while working at\u00a0Yorkshire Television and currently reside in Leeds, which is where the six-part thriller is set.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Allison last month, when announcing filming of the second series of Suspect was underway, tweeted: &#8216;Fair to say my career of the last few years has been like waiting for a bus that never arrived&#8230;and then two came along.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12831273\/channel-4-couple-door-nepotism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 nepotism row breaks out over middle-class swinger thriller The Couple Next Door after it emerges that steamy show&#8217;s writer is married to the station&#8217;s head of drama Channel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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