Last updated
July 2024
COMEDY AND DRAMA We are now in the second year of our ring fenced 拢500K development pot aimed at developing new scripted projects for Scotland in both comedy and drama. Development spend is still available. 成人论坛 Scotland are keen to develop ideas of scale that can cut through in a crowded market and we welcome returning series ideas that meet the creative vision of our briefs below. |
Current opportunities
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COMEDY 成人论坛 Comedy, 成人论坛 Scotland and Screen Scotland pilot opportunity 成人论坛 Comedy, 成人论坛 Scotland and Screen Scotland are partnering to fund an exciting new sitcom pilot opportunity for independent production companies to champion Scottish comedy talent on and off-screen. At least one idea will be co-commissioned as a filmed pilot which we will then consider for series. Find out more here |
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Comedy Series We remain particularly keen on diversifying the talent base for comedy and the geographical setting of our scripted output. Please look at our output over recent years and consider how you can add fresh voices and new range to the slate. We are particularly keen on mainstream, mass audience, broad, relatable worlds, easily digestible offering, works on both services equally i.e. Channel and 成人论坛 One Scotland. (e.g. Scot Squad). While we can and will still progress these ideas locally we鈥檙e keen to find worlds and characters we can partner with the network to develop. Our network colleagues have emphasised the need for scripted comedies with a high gag rate and a move away from anything too dramatic. This chimes with our current direction of travel too when it comes to half hour comedy projects. We are delighted last years pilot opportunity has lead to a series of Only Child and are keen to find another high value sitcom from Scotland. Think about the broad family / relationship dynamics and workplace laughs conjured by shows like The Scotts, Scot Squad and Two Doors Down. We are keen to find more high impact comedy titles we can co commission as well as maintaining a healthy slate of local comedies for the channel and opt out slots.
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Drama It will come as no surprise that high end, high impact drama titles have significant reach for Scottish audiences. Over the short life of the channel we鈥檝e had a range of tones from the award winning dramedy Guilt to 2 series of a slightly softer crime drama in Granite Harbour that played to large audiences in the North East and we鈥檒l soon have a full throttle firework of a series as co commissioners of Richard Gadd鈥檚 new project Lions. We are also working with international partners to stand up a new thriller set in Scotland and abroad. This range means we are very open to different tones of dramas but always with our overarching brief of reflecting the lives of our contemporary Scottish audience. That means we are less likely to look at genre pieces such as sci-fi and horror. Similarly period is tricky for us but recent nostalgia or factual stories that help us make sense of the world today are worth further discussion. We are keen to find ways to tell stories across all of our platforms and want to increase the volume of new ideas coming through and have development funding to support this ambition. We are focussed on returning series or multi episodic factual. Single films are difficult to finance at this time. As with Comedy, we are working closely with network colleagues to bring new ideas with particular appeal to Scottish audiences to air. At present, drama commissions for the 成人论坛 One Scotland opts and the 成人论坛 Scotland channel are likely to need significant co-funding. We鈥檙e looking for entrepreneurial producers who can work with us to piece the funding together.
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Scripted Comedy While TV is the priority for our scripted spend with other parts of the 成人论坛 servicing radio comedy, we are able to use radio as a pipeline for new sitcoms and characters should that be the best home for a project. Do we have a Jonathan Pie or Philomena Cunk in Scotland? |
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Digital first - comedy |
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Short Stuff We鈥檇 like to hear ideas that could play out in our Short Stuff short form comedy strand, aimed at developing character worlds and diverse talent. These are experimental, low cost, talent lead sketches for sharing digitally. It is an experimental platform for the germination of new talent and character brands. Suppliers may also wish to dive in to our digital content such as Short Stuff and The Social to see the comedy talent that are coming through. This can also be a good platform for emerging indies to engage with 成人论坛 Scotland. |
Comedy - Short Films The Comedy Short Films are single 10 minute pieces for iPlayer curated in a single destination on iPlayer featuring work from all around the UK. You can read more about the opportunities here and while there is a central submissions process, do feel free to talk to me directly about ideas in this space. Again we are particularly interested in a more diverse range of voices in the writing and on screen representation. |
Digital first - drama |
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We have had award winning success with our digital dramas Float and Dog Days. These consist of 10 minute episodes and are typically aimed at younger audiences. We are open to ideas that can fit in this space as well as other experimental ways to do episodic drama for younger audiences. Please bear in mind tariffs are very low so concepts should be practical on small cast and crew.
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Gavin Smith
Gavin has worked in scripted television for most of his career having spent 14 years at The Comedy Unit before moving to the 成人论坛 to take up the role of Commissioning Executive.
Since joining Gavin has worked as co commissioner of scripted series including Granite Harbour (成人论坛 Scotland and 成人论坛 One), Dinosaur (成人论坛 Scotland, 成人论坛 One and Hulu), Guilt (成人论坛 Scotland and 成人论坛 Two), Still Game series 9 (成人论坛 Scotland and 成人论坛 One), Limmy鈥檚 Homemade Show (成人论坛 Scotland and 成人论坛 Two), as well as local exec for River City, Scot Squad and The Scotts.
Before working at the 成人论坛, Gavin Executive Produced across multiple genres for numerous broadcasters including Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, 成人论坛 Northern Ireland, 成人论坛 One, 成人论坛 Two, 成人论坛 Three, Discovery and Comedy Central. Gavin is passionate about development and has overseen a successful slate of projects that went on to be commissioned by 成人论坛 Scotland including Scot Squad, Gary: Tank Commander, Burnistoun and Limmy鈥檚 Show.
Other credits include: The Break (成人论坛 Three), Badults (成人论坛 Three), Scotland In A Day (C4), Anna Mann鈥檚 Valentine (Sky), The Story of Slapstick (成人论坛 Two), Taxi Gags (All4), Soft Border Patrol (成人论坛 Northern Ireland), Fail. (成人论坛 Three)
Commissioners and their briefs
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Radio and Events
Heather Kane-Darling -
Factual
David Harron -
Sport, Archive Formats, Acquisitions & New Talent
Tony Nellany -
Scripted and Entertainment
Gavin Smith -
Popular Factual and Formats
Steve Allen