Kate Oates Named BBC Studios Head Of Drama Productions After Priscilla Parish Exit
deadline.comKate Oates has been named Head of Drama Productions at BBC Studios. Earlier this morning in the UK, we revealed Parish had quietly stepped down from her role as Head of Drama at the BBC’s commercial arm.
In effect, she’s replaced by Oates, who has been promoted from her current role as Head of Continuing Drama. A BBC spokesperson said Oates was adopting a “slightly different slate of programs” to Parish’s shows, which included Bella Ramsay drama Time.
She will retain oversight of flagship soap EastEnders, plus returning series Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, River City and Pobol Y Cwm and new comedy-drama Anfamol.
Oates role will lead see her take on the UK’s biggest drama production hub outside London with bases in England, Scotland and Wales.
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