Quay Street Productions, named after the street in Manchester where Shindler spent part of her early career with Granada Studios, is set to focus on premium drama for the U.K. and international market, and sees the renowned executive leave her post heading up Red Production, which she set up in 1998, and as chief creative office at Red's owner StudioCanal U.K.."And I'm pleased with the way it's gone and I'm proud of every single one of the shows.
Speaking of her new venture — which Shindler officially began working at as of the beginning of the year — she said it was a chance to"start again" "It's exciting, it feels risky. From working in a company that had such a good reputation and starting again does feel like stepping into the unknown, except that I know what I want to do, which is to keep making drama that makes people talk, and to keep making drama that can go from incredibly mainstream to incredibly edgy and have the same kind of values and the same kind of tone."
While Shindler said there was definite comfort in having a partner with a broadcast channel, she stressed that didn't have any sort of first-look deal with ITV."I've made shows for ITV in the past, of course, and I will continue doing that," she said."And it feels good that it's part of the same group. But I'm going to be talking to every network, every broadcaster across the board.
Known for her regular work with some of the U.K. most celebrated TV writers, such as Russell T. Davies (
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