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hi all, just something I have wondered about for a while!

It may sound like an obvious question, but who is it that has the final decision over the main cast for a TV series?

I understand for a film it would be the director. But most TV shows have different directors for each episode, so would it be the producer ? thanks

Soaps will have many different directors and some drama series have more than one director (probably depends a bit on the length of the series) - but other drama series do often have the same director. For the leads I think the final decision will always be the producer - producers can over-ride a director's wishes sometimes.

On the rare occasions I've been seen for TV I have always met the director - either of the one-off drama or the particular episode of a soap. I've never been seen for a lead role though

Directors don't always have the final say in films I don't think. The producer will be king-pin there too - especially when it comes to the casting of "names".

thank you pg