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
When reading new writers scripts – I can often just glance through the first few pages – and with a sense check of how the script looks ON THE PAGE – yes, without reading anything – I can tell, pretty accurately – if the script will work or not, and if the writer has any idea of what they’re actually doing.
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.
I am – quite literary a script writer for hire – who you can hire directly to work on your project – these projects can be: film or TV – online content – theatre plays – adverts – training videos (that require dramatic scripted content) – you can hire to me write short films – TV shows – Feature films – episodic series – you can hire me to write vertical comedy or drama series – animation – shows aimed at children – shows in any language – basically, if a scene is to be performed by an actor, or if your content requires a proper functional narrative – you can hire me. I provide scriptwriting services across all platforms and all budgets and you can hire me – to rewrite , to fix, or develop. I can take any script in any genre and break it down, and rebuild it to your set specifications.
There’s a lot of talk of AI replacing real human writers – will it happen? Maybe – when will it happen? Not quite yet. Rather than actually sit on the side-lines and moan – I decided to actually try a few of these new fangled AI Scriptwriting tools – I looked at PLOTDOT and I actually tried to use SAGA – what were the results like? Pull up a seat and I’ll tell you the story….
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Writers and filmmakers need to wake up to the fact that broadcasters, studios and traditional media gatekeepers aren’t your employers anymore – they’re your competitors
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.
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