Andrew Davies: Viewers prefer period dramas, not gritty modern shows

New television commissioners are too obsessed with abandoning period drama in favour of modern "gritty" works, screenwriter Andrew Davies has said, as he claims they invariably return to the classics with the tails between their legs.Davies, the man behind shows including Pride and Prejudice and War and Peace, said new commissioners always seek to make their mark by proclaiming the end of the genre.Speaking at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai, Davies disclosed that even his m