British Comedy Guide

The three Cs for characters

No Heroics. Image shows from L to R: Devlin, aka Excelsor (Patrick Baladi), Jenny, aka She-Force (Rebekah Staton), Don, aka Timebomb (James Lance), Sarah, aka Electroclash (Claire Keelan), Alex, aka The Hotness (Nicholas Burns). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Characters, as we know, are the beating heart of every sitcom.

The jokes might be funny (let's be honest: the jokes better be funny!), the world interesting, and the plots involving - but it's the characters we return for week after week.

Here are 3 crucial elements to consider when working on your characters.

1) Coherence

Your characters should make sense - they need to be more than a mish-mash of attitudes and attributes thrown together.

There should be an internal consistency to your characters: indeed, they should feel so consistent that we know how they will react in certain...

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Published: Monday 22nd April 2024

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