Sam has had a reply from the BBC. I did what any fledgling scriptwriter would do and clicked on the link. Kate Rowlands, creative director new writing, had received our script entitled 'Cleaning Up' and had replied.
I know there's no way she would have had time to read it so was this just a polite 'no' do you think? My finger hovered. Actually I'm not sure I wouldn't rather leave it a few months before reading it. I'm not ready for rejection yet; I'd quite like to be a 'possible sriptwriter' rather than a 'failed scriptwriter'.
But then I caught sight of Sam's message at the top of the email: 'We haven't fallen at the first hurdle' and believed her....
Thanks for this. I have passed it onto one of our comedy readers to have a look at. Normally we only accept scripts in the post because of the sheer volume but on this occaision I'i'll make an exception. it might be a few weeks before we get back to you.
Best wishes
Kate
I read it again. I read it a third time. Didn't sound like Kate had read the script though and to be honest, I wouldn't really expect her to. But the phrase 'making an exception' lifted my spirits immeasurably. I think it was the quality of Sam's email accompanying our submission that did it. Did I tell you that Sam used to work for the BBC herself? Or that I'm a writer (of sorts)? But perhaps most important of all, we are both licence payers and, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that mean that the BBC has to read every submission? Yes - every single one...eventually.
So looking at the last sentence: 'It might be a few weeks before we get back to you' could mean a few months, or even quite a lot of months.
Still, I'm taking no chances. I'm just about to write up the results of last week's meeting, just in case. (MIne and Sam's that is.) Sam and I have completed a synopsis for episodes 2 to 5 so if the BBC contacts us again and asks how far we've got with a series we'll be able to say 'Quite far actually. In fact we've finished series one and we have an outline for series two. In fact we've got ideas for another comedy drama series too...in fact we were thinking of nipping to Salford on Wednesday...shall we pop in for coffee?'
I wouldn't want Kate to think we weren't keen.
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