The producer of ITV's ￡12m Titanic mini-series has admitted the show's nonlinear storytelling, which sees the ship hit the iceberg in each episode, may have put viewers off the Julian Fellowes-scripted drama that has foundered in the ratings.

　　Simon Vaughan, the executive producer who first pitched the idea of a TV drama to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking and raised co-production funding around the world, said when he began the project five years ago he had no idea there would be so much competition.

　　However, the ITV Studios-produced mini-series looks like being a commercial success, having sold to nearly 100 countries, with the DVD released in the UK on Monday. "As a piece of business it's been exceptional, financially extremely valuable to everyone involved," Vaughan said.

　　An ITV spokesman said: "The 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking was marked with programmes from all the channels, and we are proud to have offered our audience a new drama that had real scale and ambition."

　　詹姆斯·卡梅隆的经典之作《泰坦尼克号》以3D重制后正在国内掀起新一轮的“泰坦”票房风潮，也在全球各地收获着不错的票房成绩，而备受外界期待的ITV迷你剧版《泰坦尼克号》（Titanic）却不怎么受待见。这部1200万英镑打造的“大船”在英国的收视率远远低于预期，在首播收获了700多万观众之后，该剧目前的收视已经跌落了一半还多。

　　该剧制作人Nigel Stafford-Clark近日“站出来”声称自己为“泰坦尼克号”低迷收视率承担责任。Nigel Stafford-Clark承认，该剧非线性的故事叙事方式——让大船每集都撞一次冰山，每集聚焦不同的阶层——正是由他提出的点子，他认为正因如此才让剧集处于现在收视窘境。

　　尽管在英国的收视率不给力，但是ITV的剧版《泰坦尼克号》仍然取得了巨大的商业成功，全球畅销100多个国家，DVD版本也将在英国当地时间4月16日发行。

　　ITV迷你剧版《泰坦尼克号》（Titanic）将于英国当地时间4月15号播出第四集，即该剧的完结集，敬请关注。

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