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Mar 2023
1h 7m

Morwenna Banks, Melanie Stokes and Sidha...

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Actress, writer and producer Morwenna Banks on recent Sky original Funny Woman and the history of women in comedy; Kindle Entertainment's Melanie Stokes on becoming part of Banijay and the latest trends in YA drama; and House of Talkies' Sidharth Jain on Netflix India crime drama Trial by Fire. 
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