Manori R.
@manori-r.bsky.social
**On Maternity Leave** Writing about the business of TV and film. 🇨🇦 in 🇬🇧. London Correspondent @TheAnkler.com. Former Chair of Broadcasting Press Guild. Nice lady with low threshold for BS.
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Bereft by Diane Keaton’s passing. Dressed like her throughout university. Watched all her movies. She was my whole personality before it was even a thing. I simply can’t believe we’re to continue on without her.
October 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Bereft by Diane Keaton’s passing. Dressed like her throughout university. Watched all her movies. She was my whole personality before it was even a thing. I simply can’t believe we’re to continue on without her.
Bectu union boss Philippa Childs slams results of Gregg Wallace inquiry as a "real failure by [production company] Banijay to take these issues seriously and act accordingly." This point is spot on. Increasingly feels like Groundhog Day when it comes to inadequate action by prodcos/channels 👇
July 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Bectu union boss Philippa Childs slams results of Gregg Wallace inquiry as a "real failure by [production company] Banijay to take these issues seriously and act accordingly." This point is spot on. Increasingly feels like Groundhog Day when it comes to inadequate action by prodcos/channels 👇
Really enjoyed this Observer profile of Keir Starmer from his biographer Tom Baldwin. This graf, in particular, is excellent. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
June 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Really enjoyed this Observer profile of Keir Starmer from his biographer Tom Baldwin. This graf, in particular, is excellent. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
A Guardian story yesterday insinuated that Stewart likely self-funded Chronology, but her response is visceral. "Stories like this, and girls my age – I’ve been doing this forever. I’m 35 years old. Let’s fucking go. Are you kidding me? This is not something that I should have to fight so hard for."
May 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A Guardian story yesterday insinuated that Stewart likely self-funded Chronology, but her response is visceral. "Stories like this, and girls my age – I’ve been doing this forever. I’m 35 years old. Let’s fucking go. Are you kidding me? This is not something that I should have to fight so hard for."
This opening anecdote from BBC's Brown Girls Do It Too co-host Poppy Jay is pure 🤯...
May 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This opening anecdote from BBC's Brown Girls Do It Too co-host Poppy Jay is pure 🤯...
Strong words from global film & TV industry orgs re: US trade war and attacks on AVMSD (among other regulation): "We're witnessing aggressive attempts by powerful political & corporate actors to dismantle regulatory protections that ensure the diversity & accessibility of cultural
expression."
expression."
May 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Strong words from global film & TV industry orgs re: US trade war and attacks on AVMSD (among other regulation): "We're witnessing aggressive attempts by powerful political & corporate actors to dismantle regulatory protections that ensure the diversity & accessibility of cultural
expression."
expression."
Of the speeches: Clive Myrie was one of the only BAFTA winners tonight to acknowledge the indie sector and small prodcos. Barely any mention overall of industry’s freelancers or wider problems. (Pictured is Ashley Walters, who presented an award.)
May 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Of the speeches: Clive Myrie was one of the only BAFTA winners tonight to acknowledge the indie sector and small prodcos. Barely any mention overall of industry’s freelancers or wider problems. (Pictured is Ashley Walters, who presented an award.)
And now an official statement from the Canadian Media Producers Association as well: "The proposed actions outlined in US President Donald Trump’s announcement will cause significant disruption and economic hardship to the media production sectors on both sides of the Canada-US border." #Tariffs
May 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
And now an official statement from the Canadian Media Producers Association as well: "The proposed actions outlined in US President Donald Trump’s announcement will cause significant disruption and economic hardship to the media production sectors on both sides of the Canada-US border." #Tariffs
The British Film Commission have just released a statement saying more info is needed about Trump's exact plans:
"We will be meeting with Government and our industry policy group in the coming days to discuss further."
"We will be meeting with Government and our industry policy group in the coming days to discuss further."
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The British Film Commission have just released a statement saying more info is needed about Trump's exact plans:
"We will be meeting with Government and our industry policy group in the coming days to discuss further."
"We will be meeting with Government and our industry policy group in the coming days to discuss further."
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy (speaking at an event in India!) appears to have kiboshed the prospect of a streaming levy for UK film and TV before it's even formally proposed to DCMS by the industry. Looks like enhanced tax credits could be the way forward. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy (speaking at an event in India!) appears to have kiboshed the prospect of a streaming levy for UK film and TV before it's even formally proposed to DCMS by the industry. Looks like enhanced tax credits could be the way forward. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Channel 4's greenlit a new drama with Keeley Hawes & Paapa Essiedu as a nun & priest falling in love. No doubt it will be brill as it's written by Jack Thorne, but is there no one else available to write UK scripted series anymore? JT gets shows greenlit/financed but where's the next gen of writers?
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Channel 4's greenlit a new drama with Keeley Hawes & Paapa Essiedu as a nun & priest falling in love. No doubt it will be brill as it's written by Jack Thorne, but is there no one else available to write UK scripted series anymore? JT gets shows greenlit/financed but where's the next gen of writers?
Oh, industry hacks. We never know what we're talking about or how anything works until we're writing favourably about your new project. That interview with WBD movie bosses Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca... Oy.
April 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Oh, industry hacks. We never know what we're talking about or how anything works until we're writing favourably about your new project. That interview with WBD movie bosses Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca... Oy.
UK streaming levy news will be welcomed by some, but not all drama producers are for it. Banijay UK boss Patrick Holland has come out saying increased tax credits for mid-range productions is the better way forward. Certainly could be more realistic (& quicker) given climate of US protectionism.
April 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
UK streaming levy news will be welcomed by some, but not all drama producers are for it. Banijay UK boss Patrick Holland has come out saying increased tax credits for mid-range productions is the better way forward. Certainly could be more realistic (& quicker) given climate of US protectionism.
There’s nothing more satisfying than magnolias in bloom in springtime. Pure magic. #sirharoldhilliergardens
April 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There’s nothing more satisfying than magnolias in bloom in springtime. Pure magic. #sirharoldhilliergardens
Here’s our #BPGAwards committee last night: me, the indefatigable Ros Urwin and producer extraordinaire Sara Brady. Spoke to these women more than my own family these last few months putting our awards together. What a ride. I’ll miss working with them dearly.
March 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Here’s our #BPGAwards committee last night: me, the indefatigable Ros Urwin and producer extraordinaire Sara Brady. Spoke to these women more than my own family these last few months putting our awards together. What a ride. I’ll miss working with them dearly.
James Corden and Ruth Jones came to our BPG Awards tonight (they won Best Comedy for Gavin and Stacey) and I was told I delivered a tidy What’s Occurin’ on stage, so looks like this Canadian has finally earned her place in the U.K.
March 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
James Corden and Ruth Jones came to our BPG Awards tonight (they won Best Comedy for Gavin and Stacey) and I was told I delivered a tidy What’s Occurin’ on stage, so looks like this Canadian has finally earned her place in the U.K.
I interviewed Barbara and Michael at the Eon offices in 2022, months after Amazon bought MGM and Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy left the studio. Here’s what Barbara said at the time… variety.com/2022/film/gl... #JamesBond
February 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I interviewed Barbara and Michael at the Eon offices in 2022, months after Amazon bought MGM and Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy left the studio. Here’s what Barbara said at the time… variety.com/2022/film/gl... #JamesBond
Guy Pearce is so blindingly good in The Brutalist, and all I can think about is how HBO cast him in Mare of Easttown and gave him all of five lines for a character that went absolutely nowhere.
January 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Guy Pearce is so blindingly good in The Brutalist, and all I can think about is how HBO cast him in Mare of Easttown and gave him all of five lines for a character that went absolutely nowhere.
Float of crocs gorging on a deer kill at our hotel. Standard honeymoon fare in Sri Lanka. #YalaNationalPark #CinammonWildYala
December 18, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Float of crocs gorging on a deer kill at our hotel. Standard honeymoon fare in Sri Lanka. #YalaNationalPark #CinammonWildYala
First glimpse into the new Harry Potter series tonight at WBD’s London HQ during a cosy chat between showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod and HBO CEO Casey Bloys. Casting is reviewing *32,000* tapes with workshopping starting in January with shortlisted candidates.
December 5, 2024 at 8:42 PM
First glimpse into the new Harry Potter series tonight at WBD’s London HQ during a cosy chat between showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod and HBO CEO Casey Bloys. Casting is reviewing *32,000* tapes with workshopping starting in January with shortlisted candidates.
