"If a subject scares me, it's because I have to talk about it". Over the past 5 years, screenwriter Nicole Taylor and producer Susan Hogg have developed a fruitful collaboration. It has given rise to powerful works that tackle difficult social issues head-on, with talent and success: cancer with The C Word, teenage sex trafficking with the series Three Girls. Their new series The Nest examines the ethical and emotional issues surrounding surrogacy. Nicole Taylor and Susan Hogg look back on their rich collaboration, their vision of fiction and the genesis of The Nest, recently broadcast on the BBC, in a fascinating and rich interview conducted by Caroline Palmstierna.
THE NEST
In Glasgow, two worlds collide when a teenage girl makes a pact with a wealthy couple. But can Dan and Emily really trust this young girl and gamble on her last chance to have a child?
Writer: Nicole Taylor
Director: Andy de Emmony
Producers: Nicole Taylor, Lucy Richer, Susan Hogg, Simon Lewis
Executive Producer: Clare Kerr
Production: Studio Lambert for BBC One (UK) in association with all3media International
Year of broadcast: 2020
Casting: Martin Compston, Sophie Rundle, Mirren Mack, Shirley Henderson, David Hayman, Fiona Bell, Katie Leung, James Harkness
Distribution: all3media International
