Casualty to nurture new creative talent as BBC announces training schemes
Up to four writers will be commissioned to pen an episode of Casualty.
Fledgling writers, directors and fans of Casualty, now could very well be your time to write on the award-winning medical drama, as two initiatives have now been launched that could provide the chance to write or direct your own episode.
Launched by BBC Studios Drama Productions, the two new TalentWorks initiatives will offer training and development opportunities for creatives on Casualty.
If you've ever dreamed of directing your own episode of the long-running drama, then The Casualty Directors’ Scheme could be the opportunity for you.
Across two bootcamp weekends, eight directors will be given the chance to learn just how Casualty is brought to life on the small screen.
But that's not all – up to four candidates will be chosen to direct an episode, along with having the support of a mentor director.
If writing is more your style, then The Writers’ Studio: Casualty is an opportunity for those looking for the next step in their careers.
The open script call will give 10 writers the chance to pen shadow scripts, with up to four set to be commissioned to craft an episode.
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On the announcement of the new initiatives, training executive for BBC Studios Drama Productions, Kris Green, said: "Training sits at the heart of our culture at BBC Studios Drama Productions, and we're so excited to be able to invite fresh talent to join the amazing creative team of our beloved medical drama.
"These two extraordinary opportunities have been designed to teach promising new voices how to deliver appointment-to-view, Saturday night television."
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Roxanne Harvey, executive producer, Casualty, and executive producer, Development Wales, added: "Casualty has a long history of developing new talent both on and off screen, so we are absolutely delighted to be launching these two important training initiatives that will help ensure we sustain the high quality of our iconic drama well into the future."
More information is available on the BBC Studios TalentWorks website.
Of course, Casualty is one of the UK's longest running shows, and continues to be filmed at BBC Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff.
More recently, there have been some exciting cast additions to the drama, with Jamie Glover (Waterloo Road, The Crown), Manpreet Bachu (Killing Eve, Masters of the Air) and Sammy T Dobson (Meet the Richardsons) all being added to the ensemble.
Dobson and Bachu are set to make their Casualty debuts in February and March, while Glover will join the show from March.
Casualty is available for catch-up on BBC iPlayer.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
