HUBERT MIERNY HEAD OF EMERGENCY COMMISSIONING AT THE BBC IS IN A MEETING WITH HIS HEAD WRITER.
Hubert:
Gregory! As you are the only person I can find at this moment who is a friend of, or related to someone high up in the BBC it's vital that we commission something of yours as soon as we can.
Gregory:
How else can the corporation maintain it's standards Hubert?
Hubert:
Quite so, but I'm afraid I do have some concerns regarding the most recent scripts that you've submitted.
Gregory:
I thought you said they were exactly what you were looking for?
Hubert:
And they were my friend... In length & font size, in fact your word count was one of the best I've seen in a long long time. However once we started to read the words well that's when the problems started.
Gregory:
I followed the brief, fast paced, youth oriented. Something along the lines of Two Pints meets 24.
Hubert:
It just seemed that you may have been a bit too influenced by the new series of Sherlock.
Gregory
In what sense?
Hubert:
In the sense that every single script you gave us takes a well know fictional character & puts them in a modern day environment.
Gregory:
Really? Oh I hadn't noticed, Oh yes I suppose they do.
Hubert:
Take Tarzan of the concrete Jungle for example
Gregory:
That was my favourite as well.
Hubert:
Firstly there's that call that Tarzan makes
Gregory:
You mean "Aaaaaeeeeeuuuuurrrgghh"
Hubert:
That's the one, I'm not sure that it has quite the same impact when it's sent as a text message
Gregory:
But that's the point! we take the essence of the character and show it in a way that kids can relate to
Hubert:
But shoe horning animals into an urban setting each week does seem a tad contrived.
Gregory:
Escaped Pet, Escaped Circus animals , Escaped Zoo animals , Animals on Safari, Another Escaped Pet, that's almost six episodes right there. ,
Hubert:
At least that one wasn't as bad as Robbie Crusoe on Canvey Island
Gregory:
I thought that worked rather well.
Hubert:
He's supposed to be trapped, stranded unable to get home and not head of his own IT company
Gregory:
I should have set it in Dagenham shouldn't I, Maybe put him in retail.
Hubert:
Anyway that aside, there is one script that we are prepared to Green light
Gregory:
Jesus of Hammersmith?
Hubert:
No we've decided to go with Florence
Gregory:
Ah the classic tale of a Nurse who single handedly manages to completely tweak the nursing system using Twitter
Hubert:
That's the one!
Gregory:
Well it doesn't surprise me, I suppose you were looking for something that shows a strong modern Woman making a difference.
Hubert:
No not really it just seemed to be the cheapest one to produce.
