{"id":11154,"date":"2019-04-15T09:53:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T13:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/kate-oates-promoted-head-continuing-drama-bbc-studios\/"},"modified":"2019-04-15T12:39:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T16:39:31","slug":"kate-oates-promoted-to-head-of-continuing-drama-at-bbc-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/kate-oates-promoted-to-head-of-continuing-drama-at-bbc-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Oates Promoted to Head of Continuing Drama at BBC Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has appointed Kate Oates, currently senior executive producer, as head of continuing drama.<\/p>\n<p>Oates is overseeing the prime-time continuing dramas <em>EastEnders<\/em>, <em>Holby City<\/em> and <em>Casualty<\/em>. Her new role brings <em>Doctors<\/em>, <em>River City\u00a0<\/em>and <em>Pobol y Cwm<\/em> under her creative leadership as well.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining BBC Studios in 2018, Oates produced ITV\u2019s <em>Coronation Street<\/em>. Between 2010 and 2016, she worked on ITV\u2019s <em>Emmerdale<\/em>, rising from story editor to series producer.<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Lee, director of content at BBC Studios, said: \u201cKate is an exceptional talent and I\u2019m delighted she is taking on this important role for BBC Studios. Our continuing dramas are watched by millions; they bring the nation together and don\u2019t shy away from tackling difficult social issues. Kate\u2019s passion and creativity are already making a real difference, and she can now apply her exciting vision to the full portfolio of our continuing dramas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oates said: \u201cContinuing drama is a cornerstone of British television, and the biggest challenge is keeping audiences consistently engaged with brilliant stories that feel fresh and exciting. I love working with all the talent at <em>EastEnders<\/em>, <em>Holby City<\/em> and <em>Casualty<\/em>, and can\u2019t wait to get working creatively with the teams at <em>Pobol y Cwm<\/em>, <em>Doctors<\/em> and <em>River City<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has appointed Kate Oates, currently senior executive producer, as head of continuing drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":11155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1138],"class_list":["post-11154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kate Oates Promoted to Head of Continuing Drama at BBC Studios - 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