TV and BBC iPlayer Drama including Continuing Drama

Original authored TV Dramas are the most difficult commissions for newer writers to achieve. There are relatively few original TV Dramas commissioned each year by the BBC, they are expensive to make and are often commissioned in partnership with other broadcasters outside the UK.

As the former Head of BBC Writersroom explained on a blog post "The Commissioning Editors take pitches from the production companies, and make decisions on projects based on a combination of the idea, the writer and the company. They are assessed not just on the talent of the writer, but also the talent and track record of the people who will be responsible for making the show."

Find out about How We Commission on the BBC Commissioning website

The BBC also broadcasts several long-running Continuing Dramas on television, including EastEnders, Casualty, Waterloo Road and River City. We have worked closely with all these shows, which are often the best way for writers to achieve their first television broadcast credit. Many writers who have gone on to create their own authored television dramas previously wrote on Continuing Drama shows.