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Television producer

Rebecca Eaton, born on November 7, 1947, is an accomplished television producer. She is renowned for her profound understanding of television drama and exceptional production skills, having produced numerous popular television series.

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Book:Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! on PBS

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“I depend a lot on my own judgment, for better or worse.”

My Own Depends Judgment

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“I love mysteries on television – the more psychologically complex the better.”

Mystery Television Complexes

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“Theres just a big group of actors in London. There are new ones coming in all the time, who are looking for work, and established actors who are interested in working and like to work. To be a working actor in England is a life.”

Bigs Actors Groups England London Looking For Work

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“My primary job is to choose the programs, either to co-produce them, or acquire them after they're finished. So, I read a lot of scripts, I meet with producers and I read a lot of books.”

Book Jobs Produce Program Scripts Finished Producers Primaries Acquire

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“I think the part I enjoy most is reading the scripts and screening films because I'm a bookworm and a movie buff.”

Thinking Film Reading Enjoy Scripts Screening Bookworms

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“There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program will work or not, and waiting for the reviews or seeing what the audience figures are.”

Problem Waiting Audience Seeing Mystery Figures Program Crisis Satisfaction Reviews

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“There's a new television generation coming in every five or 10 years, and the classic stories stand up to being redone.”

Years Stories Five Generations Television Classic

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“To be a working actor in England is a life. I think it's harder in this country. Either you are a superstar or a starving actor.”

Thinking Country Actors Harder England Starving Superstar

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“I've discovered that people don't actually want to have things spoiled, and they really try to avoid spoilers.”

People Want Trying Spoiled Spoilers

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“People love solving puzzles, and you always love it when somebody smarter than you is solving puzzles.”

People Smarter Puzzles

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“Anybody who pitches a story or an idea for a film to an executive, whatever the latest hit is, is what you're comparing it to.”

Ideas Stories Film Compare Executives

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“If you spend any time on the shooting of a drama, for television or movies, it's very slow and there's a lot of standing around.”

Ifs Television Drama Standing Shooting

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“Sometimes, the actors are thrilled to have visitors because they're just waiting most of the day. It's the directors that are a little busy.”

Littles Sometimes Actors Waiting Directors Busy Visitors

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“When complicated characters aren't well drawn, they're boring.”

Wells Character Boring Complicated

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About the Author

Born: November 7, 1947
Known for: Television producer
Quotes: 15

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