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How unscripted’s past can guide its future
(Published in Perspective)
13-04-2026
Nicholas Sercombe, founder and CEO of London-based Harry King TV, looks at what lessons can be learned from history when trying to create new formats for a challenged market in 2026.
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Assembling the jigsaw
(Published in Perspective)
12-09-2025
Nicholas Sercombe, CEO at UK drama and factual prodco Harry King TV, the company developing a Sherlock Holmes origins drama series called True Sherlock, says that TV producers have a lot to learn from indie film producers.
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