News analysis: What does the end of the Production & TV Restart insurance scheme mean?

Fiona Nicolson finds out what the end of the PRS insurance support programme means for the TV and insurance sectors and asks if the show can go on following the withdrawal of government support at the end of this month.

Many of us relied on watching TV to get through the pandemic, without realising what was going on behind the scenes. As making programmes and films involves groups of people, working together closely, who can’t do their job from home, the film and TV sector had many challenges to overcome, to keep an industry in work, fulfil its commitments and entertain us.

With so much going on, on TV and film sets, there’s always a risk that something can go wrong, so insurance is key at the best of times