Hard Principles
By: Tasha Dhanraj
Sitcom Mission 2017 finalist
Hard Principles is all about the divisive times we currently live in, as played out by a family going through a messy divorce. Christie is convinced her estranged husband, Mitesh, is running to become an MP just to annoy her, so she becomes an activist just to annoy him. She's going it alone based solely on her misplaced self-belief and conviction that everything will be fine, despite all evidence to the contrary. With no money and no job she's forced to move with her two kids into an empty shop on the high street. This isn't about proving who's wrong, this is about the depths we'll go to when we're convinced we're right.
Credits
| Cast | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| David Broughton-Davies | ... | John Gaskin |
| Adam Silas | ... | Mitesh |
| Victoria Blunt | ... | Christie |
| Komal Amin | ... | Kaia |
| Klariza Clayton | ... | Jen |
| Paul Sockett | ... | Bertie |
Tasha Dhanraj
Tasha Dhanraj's first foray into comedy started when she was 14 and began doing stand-up in Brighton. Whilst studying theology at university, she turned her attention to scripts and travelled to New York to study sitcom writing at NYU for the summer of 2014. Her first play, Father God, was performed at the Brighton Fringe 2017 and was nominated for an IYAF Theatre Award. Since then she's been focusing on scripts for TV and is delighted to have made the final of the Sitcom Mission this year.