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was initially a controversial series. "As the press launched into us and No 10 was complaining loudly to the DG," Home recalled, "the
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just would not get commissioned now. Children's dramas and shows are just too expensive. Children need to see programmes which reflect their life and they are no longer experiencing this. As a result, children are losing their identities."
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