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Putting sustainable TV production in the spotlight

Jon Jacob

Editor, About the BBC Blog

The Interceptor is currently airing on BBC One

The BBC's new primetime police drama The Interceptor has achieved top ratings for sustainability standards in TV production thanks to a raft of green initiatives.

The cast and crew of the eight-part BBC One series worked to reduce carbon emissions and waste materials across the set, with The Interceptor receiving a maximum three-star rating from industry sustainability certification scheme albert+.

During production, actors and crew used electric vehicles behind the scenes to save eight tonnes of CO2 emissions - enough to drive 50,000 miles. The sustainability measures also enabled reduced production costs and using the environmentally-friendly vehicles saved the BBC an estimated £10,000 in fuel and London’s congestion charge.

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