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We discover, develop and champion new and experienced writing talent across the whole of the UK.

Latest News

Pilot 2024/25 - Writers and Production Companies Announced

We are thrilled to introduce this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers Pilot cohort, showcasing a remarkable group of writers from all corners of the UK.

Latest Opportunities

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  • Scribe Lounge Labs 2024

    EVENT: 11am on Wednesday 6th November 2024
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers will be at the free online screenwriting festival to tell writers about our Open Call opportunity.
  • Female Pilot Club | 2025 Script Call

    Deadline: Friday 15th November 2024
    Female Pilot Club is running a script mentorship initiative that could help working class female writers get to the next stage of their Comedy careers.
  • The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2025

    Deadline: 6pm GMT Thursday 9th January 2025
    The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting - celebrating its 20th anniversary - is the largest playwriting competition in Europe and searches for scripts that are original and unperformed, by writers of any experience over the age of 16.
  • About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers

    Find out more about our work and our offices across the UK.
  • How We Find and Develop Writers

    The Head of New Writing for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama Commissioning and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers explains our work with writers and how Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers and Drama Commissioning work together.
  • Open Call

    Our Open Call is our main open submission opportunity for all writers aged 18 and over and resident in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
  • Successes

    Hear about some of our success stories, including competition and award winners, commissions and events. Download and read our Annual Report.
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Over 200 new scripts from across the Whoniverse!

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  • Men Up

    Swansea, 1994. Five ordinary Welshmen face up to their secrets and lies when they embark on one of the world’s first medical trials for the drug that would become Viagra. By Matthew Barry.
  • Sherwood

    A divided police force, a relentless manhunt and a killer tormenting an already fractured Nottinghamshire community. By James Graham.
  • Steeltown Murders

    Three murders - unsolved but never forgotten. Thirty years on, can DCI Bethall find the serial killer who terrorised 1970s Port Talbot? True life drama of a cold case that made history. Written by Ed Whitmore.
  • Phoenix Rise

    Six outsiders learn the only way they are going to survive school is by sticking together. But can you ever really leave your past behind? By Perrie Balthazar and Matt Evans.
  • Wreck

    Welcome aboard the ship of nightmares. Searching for answers about his missing sister, Jamie joins the crew on a mysterious cruise liner. Conspiracy, comedy and a slice of slasher. By Ryan J. Brown.
  • The Power of the Dog

    Written and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano) and based on the novel by Thomas Savage, THE POWER OF THE DOG stars Benedict Cumberbatch as charismatic rancher Phil Burbank who inspires fear and awe in those around him.
  • Rye Lane

    Directed by Raine Allen-Miller from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia, RYE LANE follows YAS (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in South London - helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.
  • The Sixth Commandment

    An inspirational teacher is courted by a student, triggering a complex criminal case. A sinister real-life story starring Timothy Spall and Anne Reid. Written by Sarah Phelps.
  • Watch Interviews

    Get inspiration and top tips from writers and industry professionals in our series of video interviews.
  • Podcast

    Download and listen to our free podcast, including interviews with some the UK's leading screenwriters.
  • Scriptwriting Essentials

    Watch a series of eight videos covering the essentials of writing a successful script, from introductions to rewriting.
  • Scriptwriting Glossary

    The world of scriptwriting is full of terms and phrases which may be confusing. We've created a list of definitions that we hope will help writers on the way to grasping what they all mean.

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