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First look: The Cage, BBC1

Element Pictures behind five-part crime drama

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Netflix welcomes you into Dept. Q

Left Bank exec producer Rob Bullock on series’ six-year journey and ushering in the ‘mainstream’ detective drama

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Behind the Scenes: Little Disasters, Paramount+

Roughcut creative director Alex Smith on the financial juggling required to create a glamourous thriller about motherhood

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Spelling out what Trump’s tariffs could mean for TV

Jeremy Roberts, head of TV & film at London legal firm Sheridans, on the indirect consequences of US action