Submissions Flow Chart

Step 1 - Send script to writersroom

We will only consider scripts that meet our guidelines, so please ensure that you have run through our submissions checklist before you submit your script.
Step 2 - Script logging

When your script is received we log it on our database and send an acknowledgement card to you. If you haven't received an acknowledgement card within one month of sending your script, please contact us so that we can check if it has arrived.
Step 3 - Script sift

Our readers sift all eligible scripts by reading the first ten pages. If the script shows potential, it will be given a full read. If not, it will be returned to the writer without any comments - this tends to be the case with the majority of unsolicited scripts.

After a script has been returned we cannot enter into further discussion with the writer.
Step 4 - Script read

At this stage a script is read in full, and assessed by our readers for the potential of the writer. If a script doesn't merit further attention at this stage, it is returned to the writer along with the reader's comments.
Step 5 - Invite Next / Second Read

When a script shows promise but the writer isn't yet ready for further development, we may ask the writer to send in their next original script and monitor their progress.

If a script shows real talent and potential, it will be given to another reader for a second opinion. If the second reader feels the writer isn't yet ready for further development, they will be invited to send in their next work. If the second reader feels the writer is ready, the script will be passed to the Development Manager.
Step 6 - Meet / Develop

Scripts that are championed by our readers are then assessed by the Development Manager, who may meet with the writer, monitor their development, recommend their work to other BBC producers and departments, or place them on a development scheme. Only a small number of scripts and writers progress to this stage.