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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 49 CAS Award Winner – Television Half-Hour MEET THE WINNERS Fleabag "Episode #2.6" by Patrick Spain CAS The second season of Fleabag transports us into the absurdly, awkward, funny, and ultimately, touching world of its namesake in present-day London. Fleabag, played by show creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, frequently breaks the fourth wall—drawing in the audience with knowing glances and witty asides. The latest season begins with Fleabag attempting to get over the transgressions of Season 1. Now, a year later and out at a family dinner, she meets a new obsession to distract her from her regrets, an attractive priest who likes to bum a smoke and swear like a sailor. As the evening out progresses, to one's delight, it devolves into yelling matches, clumsy fisticuffs, and bloody noses. With this night informing the entire season, and Fleabag's father's impending wedding in the finale, the show eases to a surprisingly stable halt. This "wedding" episode is this year's CAS Award winner for Television Series Half-Hour. Dealing with this audio fracas is the Fleabag sound team of production sound mixer Christian Bourne, ADR mixer James Gregory, and re-recoding mixer David Drake. The show and the crew are London-based; are you guys from there as well? Christian Bourne: I grew up in a small Cotswold village—an idyllic place 15 miles northwest of Oxford in England. Summer's spent climbing trees and having apple-bobbing competitions were commonplace! And we can't forget the Morris dancers (a ritualistic dance performance dating back to 1400's)! Thankfully, we had TV, too! James Gregory: I grew up in a seaside town called Worthing on the south coast of the UK. David Drake: And, I grew up in a small town called Harpenden. What brought you all to London? CB: The draw of London seemed right for me. It was where the industry thrived and at the time was 'bigger' than other events in my life—which is what I wanted, if that makes sense. I came to LA for the ceremony and as London was to me back then, LA is like the next level for me. So I hope to be back a little more; keep exploring. JG: It was something to do with music. When I went to my first recording studio, I knew I wanted to know how it all worked. I always loved recorded sound and picture, the possibilities of creativity. [London] was a far more stable industry than the music industry [at large]; it had so many disciplines you could specialize in, it had possibilities and a future. DD: While at university, I was specializing in psychoacoustics this year's CAS Award winner for Christian Bourne James Gregory David Drake Re-recording mixer David Drake working on Fleabag.