‘Sherlock’ Creator Wants To Write A British Version Of ‘The West Wing’: “It’s Necessary”

[jemhouston]

I thought they already did, "Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister."

https://deadline.com/2023/12/sherlock-s ... 235683967/

[Pdf27]

Not to mention The Thick Of It more recently.

[Rafferty]

I'd still watch it. He'll get a great cast and it hopefully will have quality writing.

[warshipadmin]

... House of cards beat him to it.

[DaveAAA]

The West Wing was an idealization of the Clinton Administration. A British version would need to go back to Blair or perhaps Wilson.

[Pdf27]

The West Wing was an idealization of the Clinton Administration. A British version would need to go back to Blair or perhaps Wilson.

The Thick Of It already did Blair, and there aren't enough alive who remember Wilson for that to work commercially.

[James1978]

The West Wing was an idealization of the Clinton Administration. A British version would need to go back to Blair or perhaps Wilson.

I rewatched the entire series a couple years ago. From 2022, it was barely recognizable as a Democrat administration.