EXCLUSIVE: TheBBCwas victorious in a bidding war withNetflixforDear Englandamid fears for the future of British storytelling on television.

Sources at the BBC hope the series can be a blockbuster national moment.

The streamers need the competition.

Joseph Fiennes portrays England manager Gareth Southgate in ‘Dear England’

Joseph Fiennes in ‘Dear England’Marc Brenner

Our industry needs a healthy BBC.

The BBC keeps us British, its role in our society is unique and unifying, he said.

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