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'Cleaners' online team-written sitcom WEEK 12: 26/10 - 01/11
The writers meet in the flesh for the first time at the Table Read - recorded with six actors. They watch, offering last-minute rewrites.
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 Cleaners scenario
 Timetable
 A World 1st Explained
 The Writing Process
 Writing Team Profile
 Editorial Team Profile
Latest Draft
The third draft of 'Cleaners' has arrived. Go have a read. See if it gives you a tickle!

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Latest Notes
What did the Editorial Team think of Draft Two? Read their notes on the previous offering.

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Character Studies
The writers
are asked to 'punch up' the characters - revisit them and make some tweaks.

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Watch the writing process live and chat among yourselves
"Barry: So you don't want me to mention the scene where Jesus battles the Civil while dressed in robot battle armour?"



visitor_TommyD, 28/10
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"The line doesn't advance the plot. It isn't funny and it doesn't reveal an aspect of character that isn't shown elsewhere. Why keep it?"

Debbie Giggle, 26/10
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"When you've got a joke then don't have another sentence after it unless it's an even funnier joke."




Michéal Jacob, 30/10
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Wednesday 9th October
The writers are busy with the second draft and have each been assigned scenes to write. With pressures of the project, family and working lives feeling heavy, the writing team agreed to extend their own deadline for written scenes from Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th, leaving the weekend to look at the draft as a whole.



At the editorial chat there was further talk of the read-through on October 30th before moving on to the creative aspects of the project. At the Writers' Table, we talked about the writing we've been doing outside 'Cleaners' and Carolyn (too modest by half) was persuaded to divulge a few of her very impressive drama and animation screen credits.----Debbie

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