‘Fleabag’ creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge: viewers crave more female-centric stories

Broadcasters cannot ignore the public appetite for more nuanced dramas, says Killing Eve creator.The TV industry “can no longer get away with not having the conversation” about the issues raised by the #MeToo movement, according to Fleabag and Killing Eve writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge.Talking to Broadcast at the ‘pink carpet’ Cannes premiere of BBC America’s Killing Eve, which stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in lead roles, Waller-Bridge said that “people have woken the fuck up” around the need for more female-centric stories.Asked whether there are more such opportunities on the programming side, Waller-Bridge said: “There is

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