There is a real artistry to it.
He reveals thatSquid Gamecreator Hwang Dong-hyuk visited the set during filming.
Everything had to be independently adjudicated and done according to the rules.
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This had to be played as a real game.
It was cold, says Harcourt.
They might set the bar higher and make two or three different plays like this a year.
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Cost and expectations are lower thanSquid Game: The Challengebut I think its doing well, says Harcourt.
Favored suppliers include Netflix, the BBC and NBC.
Fortunately, once youre in that club, there arent that many members, he adds.
Theres definitely a capacity problem [in the UK], he says.
Lambert says this played a part in the decision to moveThe Circlesfilming to the U.S.
This neatly illustrates how reality TV audiences differ on both sides of the pond.
In the UK thats not quite enough.
Drama is something we are pleased to have and we would like it to become bigger, says Lambert.
IfBoardersbecomes a returner then that will help us a lot, it will give heft to our department.
The challenge is on.
