UK Script Doctor looks back on Time Bandits (1981)
As a script writer for hire and script doctor over Christmas this year and into early January I was very, very busy. One of the […]
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Brexit Bother for the UK film and creative industries
As a UK script consultant, script writer for hire and script doctor I get work from all over the world. But, a lot of the […]
Directing my first feature – Markham (2019)
As a UK script consultant I’m usually nice and warm in the house, sitting behind my PC or laptop. Yesterday, on what was the coldest […]
Happy Christmas from UK Script Consultant and Script Doctor
As a leading UK Script Consultant and UK Script Doctor I very rarely get to take Christmas off. This year is no different. I’ve got scripts that are […]
Script Coverage from a Bafta nominated script writer
A lot of script writers at the start of their career might think that script writing is a goldmine – well, it is – if […]
Does your script need surgery? – call the UK Script doctor – Your Script Angel
As a leading UK Script Consultant and UK Script Doctor I’m busy at the moment preparing to shoot my first feature as a director over […]
City of the Living Dead (1980)
As a leading UK script consultant I’m fully aware of the new popularity of the horror genre. For me, the real ‘heyday’ for the genre […]
First Reformed (2017) – thoughts of a Script Consultant UK
In the UK, I had to fight to get hold of a copy of First Reformed it really doesn’t seem to have had a proper […]
Filmworker (2017)
Filmworker (2017) is an unexpectedly emotional documentary about the late great Stanley Kubrick’s assistant Leon Vitali. Leon is often seen in the backgrounds of photographs […]
Channel 4 comes to my home town – thoughts of a UK Script Consultant
Okay, let’s not get too excited, Channel Four announced this week that it’s chosen Leeds as its new headquarters. This is great news for my […]