Written Interview: Paul Abbott (“Hit & Miss”)

Via LAT:

British television writer Paul Abbott has created and written series as diverse as “Touching Evil,” “State of Play” and “Shameless.”His new miniseries “Hit & Miss” premiered last week on DirectTV and stars Chloe Sevigny as a transgender contract killer who inherits a family. Abbott talks about the new show and how his rocky upbringing inspired his work.

Some excerpts:

Where did the idea of “Hit & Miss” come from?

“Hit & Miss” was originally two separate show ideas. The first idea was about a transgender mother and the other was about a hit man. Both of the ideas bored me, so I decided to slam them together.

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Do you feel the need to push established boundaries?

Yes, we do feel the need to push boundaries. We push right through them. We knew what the response from network executives would be like so we tried to present the transgender character responsibly. The producers interviewed loads of transgender people in Manchester and researched the transgender process thoroughly.

For the rest of the interview, go here.

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