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14 July 2021

Georgia Pritchett Q&A: “Reality TV has led to catastrophe“

The Succession writer and producer on shunning reality TV, looking up to Stacey Abrams, and why we’re all doomed (in a good way). 

By New Statesman

Georgia Pritchett was born in London in 1968. She has written and produced shows including “Veep”, “The Thick of It” and “Miranda”, and is currently a writer and executive producer on HBO’s “Succession”.

Sitting in my buggy in the snow. I was three. My mum said to my brother, “Don’t fall over in the snow.” Then my brother fell over in the snow. This made me realise: 1. Bad Things happen. 2. Bad Things happen even if you tell the Bad Thing not to happen. 3. We’re all doomed. 

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