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		mmcnickle on July 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BBC blocking articles from UK residents A series of Downton Abbey costs approx £12MM and reaches 13MM people in the UK alone[1]. The 2hr pilot episode of LOST cost $12MM[2]. Each episode of Game of Thrones has a budget of $6MM[3]. So no, they don't cost a lot of money to make, relatively speaking. Edit: sources. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8717969/Trench... [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1... [3] http://www.contactmusic.com/news/game-of-thrones-costs-6-mil...

garethadams on July 3, 2013 [–]

(although Downton Abbey is an ITV programme)

mmcnickle on July 3, 2013 | [–]

So it is, my mistake. I got it from a bad source[1]. I think the point still stands though; period dramas are relatively inexpensive to make.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/list/0hV86zyDCdo/

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