It is interesting to read STV claiming its status as a broadcaster is "holding it back" from producing for the BBC. This hasn't stopped other producer/broadcasters from making hit shows for the BBC and other broadcasters with similar independent quotas. The Street, University Challenge and The Apprentice are three. None of these producers has independent status. The door at the BBC is open to STV.

Katie Lander, Finestripe Productions, 1 Westbourne Gardens, Glasgow.