Updates from ScriptWorks

Special guests Dearbhla Walsh and Chris Chibnall joined us for a Q&A, attended by emerging writers from across ScriptWorks and Writersroom talent schemes. [READ MORE]

Barry's new drama Men Up is inspired by real events and will be Executively Produced by Russell T. Davies. [READ MORE]

Writers’ Academy graduate, Jamie Davis’ modern relationship drama You and Me is now available to watch on ITVX. [READ MORE]

Emer Kenny has been commissioned to write a second series of ITV crime series, Karen Pirie, based on the novels by Val McDermid. [READ MORE]

Consent is Emma's first original production since graduating the 2019 Writers' Academy. [READ MORE]

Joanna Ebuwa has been made a core writer on ITV’s popular continuing drama series. [READ MORE]

Emma Moran, who attended the ScriptWorks screenwriting bootcamp as part of the A Thousand Stories competition, has made her screenwriting debut with Extraordinary on Disney+. [READ MORE]

Graduate of the 2005 Writers' Academy, Joy Wilkinson, has written three episodes of the series for Netflix. [READ MORE]

Abby Ajayi's new original series follows the super-wealthy, super-successful Richards family. Following the death of business mogul Stephen Richards, his wife and children are faced with the return of his estranged American daughter and son in a ruthless succession battle. [READ MORE]

The 2022 Writers' Academy students have completed 13 weeks of training with John Yorke. Read some of the highlights of the course, including lectures from incredible industry guests. [READ MORE]

As part of this year’s Writers’ Academy, ScriptWorks welcomed a host of industry guests to talk about everything from showrunning to commissioning to structuring a hit series. [READ MORE]

Significant Other has been adapted and written by Dana Fainaru, a 2004-2005 Writers' Academy alumna. [READ MORE]

ScriptWorks Development Producer, Suzy Cripps will be hosting a session at this year’s In The Mix – a collaboration with Black Creators Matter, BBC Studios Talentworks and Barbican Creative Learning. [READ MORE]

2011 Writers' Academy graduate Emer Kenny has adapted Val McDermid's novel Karen Pirie for ITV. Kenny serves as writer, executive producer and actress on the show, which airs in September. [READ MORE]

BBC Studios has revealed the eight emerging TV writers who have secured a place in its prestigious Writers’ Academy course - the unique paid training programme to gain the skills needed to pen TV drama. [READ MORE]

The new police drama has been written by 2010 Writers’ Academy graduate, Paul Matthew Thompson and stars Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty). [READ MORE]

As part of the Meta-funded scheme, content creator Bea Dux will be placed with BBC ScriptWorks to develop a scripted comedy-drama pilot. [READ MORE]

ScriptWorks has announced the 2022 Writers’ Academy, with an exciting new focus on developing original series. [READ MORE]

BBC Studios will be working with writer Caroline McCarthy to develop a new original series idea. [READ MORE]

Peter McKenna's new Irish crime drama series, Kin, follows the family of a murdered boy as they embark on a gangland war with an international cartel. [READ MORE]

Hettie won the award with her script The Silent Runaways – a crime drama that centres around the disappearance of a young girl. [READ MORE]

BBC Studios ScriptWorks is relaunching the Writers' Academy – and this year all writers are eligible to apply, regardless of whether they have had a professional production. [READ MORE]

BBC Studios’ Writers' Workshop is designed to give those already writing for TV the tools and support to develop their experience and hone their craft. [READ MORE]