Ripper Street Series 2

[smirnoff]

Signed.
Educate, inform, entertain seems to have dropped by the way on some BBC decisions.

Also complained to the BBC. Got this back in 15mins from them:

'Thanks for your contact regarding ‘Ripper Street’ broadcast on BBC One.
We understand you are unhappy that the series hasn't been recommissioned.
While it had been announced that Ripper Street would not be returning, we are currently looking at partnerships that could enable its return but at better value to licence fee payers. We will be able to provide more information on this in due course.
Nevertheless, as we are guided by audience feedback, please be assured that your concerns have been registered to our audience log. This is a daily report of audience feedback made available throughout the BBC, including to programme producers, as well as members of senior management.
The audience logs help to shape future decisions regarding BBC programming and output.'

[Thunderchicken]

Got the same reply this afternoon. There is some hope.......

[Cubs]

Me too ... at least it's nice to see they've had so many compaints on this one subject they have given up giving actual individual replies and have simply employed copy and paste.

[fastolfrus]

Did you send a link to this thread?
Just in case they are influenced by the international nature of the debate?

[Sardoo]

Not getting my hopes up but it would be brilliant if Ripper street returned. Too many new plot lines hinted at in the last episode to let it end like that!

[H.M.Stanley]

Did you send a link to this thread?
Just in case they are influenced by the international nature of the debate?

I did. 

[fastolfrus]

Wonder if anyone from the beeb read through the thread.

It would be interesting if they did and took any notice - given that several manufacturers and publishers (eg Osprey) have representatives here, why not a chap from Broadcasting House.

[Tehet]

Fastolfrus
Publishers and manufacturers have an interest in satisfying their market. If they don't they will go belly up. In the BBC complete and utter incompetence is rewarded with a six figure settlement to help you get over the stress of being useless. And us licence payers foot the bill.

And if a Beeb executive has shown extraordinary uselessness and incompetentence, he or she might get a seat in the House of Lords to carry on the good charade (but reduced to half an hour work a day so it does not get too tiring for the poor darling).

Seriously, it is good to know that there are subscribers left who value well written drama over ritual humiliation or 'Bread and Circuses'. I have heard the Beeb are exploring some kind of link up with a private production company to continue 'Ripper', though I'd have thought an organisation that can afford to send 140 employees to cover one funeral (albeit of a notable statesman) has the funds to cover such things as dramatic entertainment itself.

[Cubs]

The generic email reply says the BBC are considering allowing another company to back it financially, then buy Ripper Street back from them.

Genius.

They immediately lose all future revenue from the resale of it around the world and hand the development of the plot and characters to someone else to benefit from.

[Conquistador]

The generic email reply says the BBC are considering allowing another company to back it financially, then buy Ripper Street back from them.

Genius.

They immediately lose all future revenue from the resale of it around the world and hand the development of the plot and characters to someone else to benefit from.

They seem to be a (sarcasm and irony alert) "Perfect Bureaucracy" -- I am familiar with those - - so that makes "perfect sense" I am sure.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Cubs]

Deliver us from the accountants.

Money tight? Cut stuff.

Not 'develop better long term financial strategy', not 'maximise income', not 'look beyond next week' .... cut stuff.

It happened with a nursery I was Chair of. We were up to the maximum of allowable pupils per staff, with a massive waiting list of other kids wanting to get in. We were only allowed a certain number of children per staff, so the proportions were crucial and each staff member represented at least a 100% net profit of fees to wages.

Finance Dept recommended sacking 2 staff when the money got tight. "But, that would immediately cut our income by 20%," says I.

"Yes, but it would cut costs."

"No, it would in fact increase net costs massively, because we make a profit off each staff member's wages proportionate to pupil fees, thus we would lose 20% of our income, which would no longer be able to offset the wages and all other costs would remain the same. In fact, if anything we need to hire 3 more people to increase our income by 33%."

"Oh, we can't do that, that would increase costs."

How the hell do some people find their way into their jobs?

[moonshado]

Strange how the cost cutting accountants/managers never suggest that their jobs should be cut, normally they take a pay rise because of the added responsibilities of overseeing the cost cuts.

[Malamute]

An appropriate time to close this thread as it has now been commissioned for a third series.

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