A free mini-series with Jed Mercurio giving insight into the latest season of Line of Duty
LONDON, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jed Mercurio, the award-winning scriptwriter and creator of Line of Duty, currently offers a scriptwriting course, Writing Drama for Television, with e-learning platform BBC Maestro.
To coincide with the new season of Line of Duty, Jed has recorded a free series of short videos; "Between the Lines" to complement his BBC Maestro course. Each week Jed explores a notable scriptwriting technique from the latest episode, in a 1-2 minute video with accompanying notes, that offers both Line of Duty fans and budding scriptwriters an insight into the craft.
"This is a great opportunity for fans of the series and aspiring writers to see Jed reveal some of his writing secrets behind the new series, as it unfolds. We hope it is an enjoyable insight into the creative processes behind this acclaimed BBC programme." - John Yorke, Founder and Head of BBC Writer's Academy.
The first video is available to view now, following the broadcast of the first episode of Line of Duty. Further videos will be released at 10pm every Sunday to coincide with the broadcast of each new episode. The content series is free to view on a special BBC Maestro "Between the Lines" webpage and BBC Maestro's social channels.
Notes to Editors:
The first video is available to view now. Subsequent videos will be launched every Sunday at 10pm until the series ends on Sunday 2nd May.
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