I've got a script but will the idea get pinched? Page 6

Quote: Stu Legend @ 8th January 2015, 1:13 PM GMT

Does anyone on these forums write stuff currently for telly or have done in the past?

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Yes, but that doesn't mean their (our? one's?) advice is necessarily right or useful.

Listen to and watch loads of sitcoms. Understand why they work, even - especially - the ones you don't like.

I also recommend Sondheim and Test cricket.

Most first time sitcom scripts have too many characters and a boring protagonist, I hear.

And jokes come in handy. Put the funny bit at the end of the line.

Oh, also - what do your characters want? What does success look like for these characters? What would the final episode look like?

And...characters lead jokes, I think, not vice versa. Get the characters right and the jokes should flow naturally.

Most importantly, James Vince is underrated as an explosive batsman.

A lot of people here write for TV or have done, or are involved in the production process sometimes... although those rarely pop up nowadays. I can't think why lol.