BBC scraps Siege Drama

The BBC has scrapped a four-part drama about a siege at a school because of creative difficulties.

“After much consideration the BBC and Big Talk have mutually agreed that Siege will not be taken any further. It was a hugely ambitious event piece and unfortunately as can sometimes happen not all the ingredients came together despite the brilliant work of all involved,” – BBC quoted on Media Guardian

The BBC has scrapped a four-part drama about a siege at a school because of creative difficulties. Siege was announced by the BBC earlier this year and was to revolve around 100 civilians being taken hostage in a London school by kidnappers who want the British government to release a notorious war criminal from jail.

The four-part drama was commissioned by Jay Hunt, controller of BBC One at the time, and by Ben Stephenson – controller of drama at the corporation.

While the scripts for the drama are believed to have been completed – written by Kate Brook – pre-production on the drama are reportedly in there early stages. The corporation pulled the plug at an early stage because of creative problems and to stop the BBC incurring any more costs involved with the project.

The BBC added that the decision to scrap Siege was made before Danny Cohen was appointed as Jay Hunt’s replacement at the BBC.