BBC Studios is excited to announce the 2021 cohort of the BBC Studios Writers' Workshop, a scheme which aims to find and develop the next generation of drama series creators from across the UK.

The Writers’ Workshop gives writers the chance to develop their own original series with the help of acclaimed screenwriting expert and drama producer, John Yorke, and pitch that series to some of the British television industry’s top companies, including BBC Studios (Good Omens), and the BBC’s affiliated independent production companies, including Various Artists Limited (I May Destroy You), Clerkenwell (The End Of The F***Ing World), Cuba Pictures (McMafia), House Productions (Brexit: The Uncivil War) and Moonage Pictures (Curfew), to name just a few.

 

This year's writers are:

 

DANIEL RUSTEAU @DanielRusteau

Previous credits include: Hollyoaks

 

LAUREN KLEE @lauren_klee

Previous credits include: Tina and Bobby, Waterloo Road, EastEnders, Holby City

 

 

WALLY JIAGOO @WallyJiagoo

Previous credits include: Malory Towers

  

DEBBIE OATES and IAN KERSHAW @Iankershaw

Previous credits include: Coronation Street, EastEnders, Shameless, Holby City, Medici, Cold Feet

    

PATRICK HOMES

Previous credits include: Holby City, Casualty, EastEnders, The Bill

 

LUCY MOORE

Previous credits include: Alex Rider, Heavenly Father, and CBBC series including: The Demon Headmaster, and Princess Mirrorbelle

  

TERESA DE PELEGRI AND DOMINIC HARARI @TeresaDePelegri

Previous credits include: Only Human, The Food Guide to Love

 

OMARI MCCARTHY @omarimccarthy

Previous credits include: Love Monster, PJ Masks, Jo Jo and Gran Gran

 

LISA MCMULLIN @lisamcmullin

Previous credits include: Doctors, EastEnders, Moving On

 

JONNY O'NEILL

Previous credits include: EastEnders

  

The Writers' Workshop is one of several initiatives run by ScriptWorks, from within BBC Studios.

ScriptWorks is the home for a range of writing initiatives, all of which are designed to support the next generation of scripted talent. Funded by BBC Studios and led by John Yorke, the team runs the prestigious Writers’ Academy, the recently launched Writers' Workshop, and the A Thousand Stories script competition. Through expertise and industry collaboration, ScriptWorks provides the writing community with a unique opportunity to gain the skills needed to forge a successful writing career, and to tell stories which reflect the diversity and creativity of the UK.

https://www.bbcstudios.com/ScriptWorks