I hope everyone has enjoyed Script Coverage and Report Awareness Week (SCRAW 2026) and I hope the content has been useful and has encouraged some of you new scriptwriters reader to get good quality feedback on your scripts – it honestly really can speed up your process as a new writer
The first rule of scriptwriting is SHOW – DON’T TELL. And most new scriptwriters think they understand that rule but do not.
Script Lessons from Jimmy McGovern and how to spot ‘on the nose’ dialogue…
In the UK there is really only one place you can send a script (that will actually read it) and that’s the BBC Writers OPEN CALL – a competition (open once a year) which invites writers to send in scripts – so that the BBC can develop the writer (develop means put to work on existing shows in most cases – the only real recognised career path for scriptwriters in the UK – lucky winners of the BBC OPEN CALL usually end up writing episodes of existing BBC shows – most commonly EastEnders or Casualty.
Here’s the 2026 – scriptwriting and directing showreel. For work enquiries – scriptwriting or directing – contact Mat on – matcoop23@yahoo.co.uk ABOUT MATTHEW COOPER – […]
A lot of people offer this sort of service, including some very questionable anonymous reader services (why would you pay someone to read your script not knowing what experience they have?)… Anyways, I always try give advice from a the point of view of someone who has pro credits and has worked in the trenches for quite a bit.
For ages, I’ve been meaning to put a load of my TV work on a page here on this website, it’s easier to do now, with shows like Emmerdale uploading old eps to YouTube.
So, I had a quick look online today and found a ton of my old credits. Which you can see below.
And a few scriptwriters I’ve helped this year with my script report service have had major successes too, I’ve been really pleased about that.
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