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'Cleaners' online team-written sitcom WEEK 8: 28 Sep-4th Oct
The writers work on the second draft. The editorial meeting and public chat proceed as usual. Work-in-progress is published online.
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 Cleaners scenario
 Timetable
 A World 1st Explained
 The Writing Process
 Writing Team Profile
 Editorial Team Profile
Latest Draft
Read some ideas, notes and first draft treatments for the first episode entitled 'Trust'.

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Latest Notes
Read some feedback from Head of Comedy Development
Michéal Jacob.

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Character Studies
Want to know how the team got the right 'voices' for the characters? Read the notes.

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Watch the writing process live and chat among yourselves
"What is it like moving from writing the first draft to having to think about rewriting, editing, etc? Which do you prefer?"

Cat, 30/09/02
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"...I discovered I'm crap at counselling but a brilliant patient. More hangups than Shirley Bassey's wardrobe!"

Debbie Giggle, 01/10/02
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It is a really tricky part of the process when you have to unpick bits without unravelling the whole thing.

Catriona Craig, 02/10/02
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Saturday 28th September
The writing team is currently working on its second draft of the episode. This needs to be submitted by October 11th. During the Saturday and Sunday sessions the writers discussed how the plot and scene structure could be changed.


By the end of the Sunday chatroom a revised scene by scene outline for the problem second half had been hammered out and lead writer Barry Hutchison volunteered to write this up on behalf of the team. ----Debbie

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