Micheál Jacob on script editing, part 2
Micheál Jacob's long career as an executive producer and script editor encompasses a plethora of television and radio comedies, including Birds Of A Feather, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps, Goodnight Sweetheart, My Family, Eyes Down, Thieves Like Us, The Smoking Room, Not For Turning and Dead Canny. Following on from part 1 of our interview, we continue our discussion of scripts.
Are there any particular mistakes you see repeatedly?
Cardboard characters who all speak in the same way and have no humanity. Lack of structure. Stories where nothing is at stake. Old ideas recycled. And setting...
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