“I love to work with the BBC – creatively there is no place like it.”

Seasoned scribe Steven Knight has reaffirmed his commitment to the BBC, saying “The BBC should be strutting on the world stage amongst the streamers”, while admitting the corporation can have a tendency to “make do”.

Peaky Blinders creator Knight appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning (18 Feb) to promote his new Disney+ period drama A Thousand Blows.

When asked by host Nick Robinson, “Why can’t those sorts of shows, this sort of show, be made by the BBC; it’s as simple as money is it?”, Knight responded, “Well, I would say Peaky is a BBC show, and there was no issue with making that at the BBC.

“I’m a huge BBC loyalist as I think you know, and I love to work with the BBC – creatively there is no place like it. I think the BBC should be strutting on the world stage amongst the streamers, more so than it does.”

“There are issues of money. I think the BBC has a history of making do and making the best of what they have. I’m working with the BBC on other series now; this [A Thousand Blows] just happened to come along from a different direction.”

Knight also confirmed that he has projects in development at the BBC – one of these is a drama set at Birmingham University, that will likely film at Knight’s recently-opened Digbeth Loc. Studios in the city’s creative quarter.

Watch the trailer for A Thousand Blows below.

Trailer courtesy of Disney+ via YouTube.