Writing TV Drama – Three Months

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Start Date

14th May 2026

End Date

30th Jul 2026

Application Deadline

27th Apr 2026

Applicant Notification

1st May 2026

Price on Acceptance

£2100

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Writing TV Drama – Three Months

Screenwriting

Length

3 months

Location

Online,Zoom

Writing Goal

Develop your writing

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Writing TV Drama – Three Months

Our elite TV screenwriting course, featuring advice from top TV professionals and Curtis Brown agents.

Tutor

Jamie Nuttgens

Length

3 months

Location

Online,Zoom

Writing Goal

Develop your writing

Zoom teaching and feedback from a renowned screenwriter and producer.

Screenwriting

From pitch to pilot – work on your original TV drama with leading industry professionals.

I am hugely grateful to this course for all I learnt and for introducing me to my now agent. The masterclasses from TV professionals and the tutor led sessions were incredibly informative. As well as helping me learn how best to write TV drama, I was also able to gain a greater understanding of the industry as a whole. A brilliant course for anyone wanting to start TV writing and also for authors like me who want to make the move across.

Asia Mackay
Former TV student

With weekly teaching and group workshopping on Thursday evenings hosted on Zoom, this course will help you hone your craft and make real progress with your TV script. It’s ideal for those looking for a practical online alternative to a postgraduate screenwriting course.

Across three months, 15 talented writers will each develop an idea for a drama serial, write a 60-minute pilot episode and evolve a plan for further episodes – supported by the expert teaching of experienced screenwriter and producer Jamie Nuttgens.

Plus you’ll attend three Zoom masterclasses from leading TV industry professionals, including Curtis Brown’s Theatre, Film and Television agents, and an in-depth one-to-one tutorial from an experienced producer or script editor.

Tutor

Jamie Nuttgens

Jamie Nuttgens is an award-winning writer, producer and director in TV and Film with over 25 years’ experience working with writers across different genres and platforms. After a career in Rep and Devised Theatre and as a Writer-Producer in Commercial Radio, he joined BBC Drama Serials to Script Edit Jimmy McGovern’s The Lakes. After a stint at Casualty he moved to ITV to produce The Bill and a spin-off series, Burnside. For Channel 4 he developed and co-produced Red Riding, a series of TV films based on David Peace’s Northern Noir novels. He has produced the award-winning work of UK Indian writer-director, Smita Bhide, including Cup & Lip, The Blue Tower (Best UK Feature Raindance Film Festival) and Another Planet (Golden Award IFF Goa). His own writing has included Casualty, The Bill and Crossroads. He is currently Head of Drama at Ten66 Television (Black Lesbian Handbook / Love In The Flesh). At the Met Film School, Ealing Studios, he headed the MA in Screenwriting since 2013, is currently Lecturer in Screenwriting at Oxford University and has been a visiting lecturer at NFTS, La Femis Paris, Northern Film School, Westminster, Polish Film School Lodz, and Blanquerna Barcelona.

Masterclass speakers

TV professionals will lead Zoom masterclass sessions, speakers will include writers, producers, agents and script editors.

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What does this course give you?

Live teaching sessions on Zoom: Jamie will teach on topics important for developing and writing a TV drama serial. Topics include character development, structure, plot, endings and more.
A community of writers: Our selective applications process means that you will be writing your TV drama in a peer group of 15 students working at a high level. We have developed a bespoke online learning platform exclusively for our students. Here you can give and receive feedback, and discuss the week’s topics with your fellow students and tutors. Many of our former students have found their trusted readers with us – and form strong working friendships with classmates which go on long after the course is over.
Group workshops: On 10 evenings, Jamie will lead group workshops live on Zoom giving dedicated feedback on 2,000-word extracts of your pilot script. Each student gets two workshops focused on their own work across the course.
One-to-one tutorials: You'll get a 25-minute one-to-one tutorial with Jamie, as well as a 45-minute tutorial with an experienced producer or script editor.
Three industry masterclasses: Top TV professionals share their expertise during these special Zoom sessions. Key leading figures of the TV production process will guide students through the process of drama development, with focus on students' work. In one session, TV agents from Curtis Brown will talk about the agent's role and answer questions on the industry and how to get your work noticed.
Share your work with agents: At the end of the course all students will be invited to informally share the first fifteen pages of your pilot script (max 2,200 words) plus 50-word pitch and 300-word outline for the series with the Curtis Brown agent team. Agents may request to see more.

Course schedule

All teaching and workshop sessions will take place on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm (unless otherwise stated below). Please note that precise dates of sessions and details of course speakers are subject to change.

WEEK 1 – INTRODUCTION
Thurs 14 May, 7-9pm
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WEEK 2 – THE IDEA
Thurs 21 May, 7-9pm
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WEEK 3 – CHARACTER JOURNEY
Thurs 28 May, 7–9pm
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WEEK 4 – STRUCTURING THE SHOW
Thurs 4 Jun, 7-9pm
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WEEK 5 – THE WRITERS ROOM
Thurs 11 June, 7–9pm
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WEEK 6 – STRUCTURING THE PILOT
Thurs 18 June, 7–9pm
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WEEK 7 – THE FIRST TEN PAGES
Thurs 25 June, 7–9pm
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WEEK 8 – BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS
Thurs 2 July, 7–9pm
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WEEK 9 – PITCH BRIEFING
Thurs 9 July, 7–9pm
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WEEK 10 – PITCH REHEARSAL
Thurs 23 July, 7–9pm
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WEEK 11 – COURSE CONCLUSION
Thurs 23 July, 7–9pm
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WEEK 12 – PITCH PANEL
Thurs 30 July, 7–9pm
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Course fees

Our selective applications process means that you will be writing your script in a peer group of 15 students working at a high level.

The course fee of £2,100 (inclusive of VAT, please note that additional fees may apply if you’re based in a country with a higher VAT rate than the UK) per student is payable, in full, by bank transfer or debit/credit card before the start of the course. (Please note, card payments will incur an additional transaction fee.) However, if you are unable to pay the full fee upfront, let us know and we can arrange an instalment plan.

Ready to apply?

Please apply with the opening of your pilot script (up to fifteen pages – maximum 2,200 words) in industry standard format, 300 words synopsising your entire pilot episode and 300 words synopsising the rest of your serial. All of these materials need to be in the same document, as you can only upload ONE PDF file.

We will be reading and responding to applicants throughout the application window. We, therefore, advise people who are keen to join this course to apply early.

The CBC team will select applicants based on the quality of the writing sample provided.

Please upload your application via the form on this page. If you encounter any problems during the application process, or have any more questions about the course, please email help@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk for assistance.

Select Date

Applications

Start Date

14th May 2026

End Date

30th Jul 2026

Application Deadline

27th Apr 2026

Applicant Notification

1st May 2026

Price on Acceptance

£2100

Apply Now

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