“The people behind this hype machine, the directors, the editors of the newspapers and so on, are more than likely largely male, responding to an idea of what they perceive women to want. “But The Night Manager and Poldark both caused such a colossal fluster, and so many headlines, that you can't blame directors and producers for wanting to recapture the hype with more male flesh. “Sex sells, it’s nothing new, nor is the idea of selling sex to primetime TV audiences,” says Alice Jones, Arts Editor at The i newspaper. There were explosions and plot twists aplenty – but would it have become one of the most talked about series ever if it hadn’t featured explicit sex scenes acted out by the Golden Globe-winning Richard Madden and co-star Keeley Hawes? And with headlines lingering on a naked Madden, when did the male body become such an essential ingredient to TV success?
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