Glenn Close's Up to No Good similarly reflects television's growing appetite for complex older female protagonists. The production is overseen by Playground, the company behind Wolf Hall and A Very English Scandal, reinforcing its positioning within the prestige drama market. Channel 4 has increasingly relied on recognisable names and international partners to secure funding and global sales, with Sony's involvement ensuring international distribution—underscoring how even strongly "British" dramas are now conceived with global audiences in mind.
This erasure created a stark narrative deficit. It deprived audiences of stories that reflected the actual complexities of midlife and beyond, treating the rich experiences of mature womanhood as unmarketable. The Forces Driving the Modern Renaissance