The Historical Window Dressing Is a Big Part of the Historical Drama

I think in terms of ethics, when we're trying to represent people and events in recent memory, then morality and ethics always has to come first. We have a responsibility to try and do that as accurately as possible within the boundaries of historical drama. I think accurate history doesn't mean recreating something word for word, that just means using good historical consultancy,. Using good historical research to make your shows can be absolutely astounding to people and far more challenging than anything that you might invent. In Ripper Street in season three, we had a woman in the East End, a female doctor selling birth control to her clients and it absolutely blew our audience's mind. It is all of those things that