Do you think it’s more difficult to have standalone episodes now, even if the story is compelling?
Do you think it's more difficult to have standalone episodes now, even if the story is compelling? Standalone episodes can be brilliant - especially when they're experimental. BBC show Inside No.9 works because it's standalone and self-contained; Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are great. One such standalone episode for me I enjoyed was Blink in Doctor Who - horrifying, and well-written, introduced the Weeping Angels, and Doctor-lite, bu...