Our Assistant Secretary Jenny Tingle was interviewed this week about the effects of the reduction in the number of episodes of Hollyoaks following the devastating redundancies that were announced earlier this year ⬇️

Cannot wait to see this in the cinema from the brilliant Alice Lowe

Honoring the birthday of Ian Holm, actor extraordinaire, seen here in Joe Gould's Secret, a film I am proud to have written.

Thrilled to be expanding our producing team Royal Court with the role New Writers & Participation Producer. Full time, permanent. Perfect for someone passionate about making pathways for young people & for aspiring writers into theatre. Deadline Sept 29 royalcourttheatre.com/new-writers-pa…

Are we truly so genuinely afraid of the future that we just can’t move on from fucking anything anymore

Do you still have a dvd player you use?

Philip Ralph Great interview on Radio 4 explaining the difficulties that TV and Film freelancers are experiencing, thank you

I spoke to BBC Radio 4 PM today about the contraction across UK TV production and the impact on freelancers across the industry. The item starts at 43 minutes in. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Things are picking up slowly. Hasn't bounced back like people hoped yet. Survive til 25 rumors true, maybe. What I can tell you is thru my meetings both thru my writing & Script Anatomy, companies are setting their sights on developing more content. More confirmation soon.

Oh great. Another police procedural show where the male lead is socially dysfunctional but really observant. Thankfully his sidekick is good at apologising for his rudeness and asking him obvious questions which will spark lateral thinking which will ultimately solve the case.

"Over 70%" of UK Indie Production Companies (which comprise 85% of the industry) may have to close by May 2025 if "there is not an improvement in market conditions". Jesus Christ, this is *apocalyptic* for the UK's #1 Industry. Pure Government Neglect. theguardian.com/media/2024/sep…