Writing Successful TV Drama with Eleanor Greene
Two days inside the room where TV gets made.
A practical, no-nonsense weekend for screenwriters who want to stop guessing how the industry works, and start getting noticed, represented, and commissioned.
Brilliant writing alone won’t get your script made. The writers who break through understand the business as well as the craft, what producers want, how broadcasters think, and why some scripts get green lit while equally good ones don’t.
Over two days, Eleanor pulls back the curtain on all of it.
Eleanor Greene is a BAFTA nominated, Prix Europa winning Drama Exec Producer. Over 25 years she’s worked with top talent at the leading British Drama Production Companies, turning raw ideas into scripts, scripts into commissions, and commissions into TV shows and films.
This event is run by The London Screenwriters’ Festival.
📅 Sat 17 to Sun 18 October, 2026
📍 Ealing Studios, London, W5 5EP
🚆 West Ealing (Elizabeth Line)
🎟️ £179
What you'll walk away with
By Sunday evening, you'll know:
How to tell a good idea from one a producer will actually buy.
How to pitch your show in a sentence that makes someone lean forward.
What the broadcasters and streaming platforms are really looking for right now, and how to write to that.
Why budget kills more shows than bad writing, and how to write within budgetary constraints.
How to find an agent (and which agent to target).
How to behave in a writers' room so you don't get fired.
‘Wow! What a day. Eleanor Greene is the most knowledgeable producer I have come across. I value the wisdom she imparted.’
Mike Campbell // Screenwriter
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A rare look inside a real BAFTA nominated production
Eleanor walks you through The Windermere Children, her BAFTA nominated, Prix Europa winning film, from the first idea on a page to broadcast night. You'll see the original pitch documents, early script drafts, producer notes, edit decisions and behind-the-scenes correspondence almost no one outside a production company ever gets to read.
‘Eleanor Greene gave a masterclass on the UK television industry. I learned so much about pitching television shows and storylines. I highly recommend any course that she teaches!’
Tisha Brown // Screenwriter and Lawyer
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Over the weekend we’ll cover:
Who decides what gets made, and how to get in front of them
Where great TV ideas really come from (and the ones to leave in the drawer)
What genre your show is and why getting this wrong can kill a pitch before it starts
Why budget shapes every greenlight decision, and how to write with that in mind
How to turn your story into a pitch ignites curiosity and makes a producer lean in
When to push back, when to compromise, and how not to get fired from your own show
This is for you if:
You’ve written scripts but can’t crack how the industry actually works
You’ve got a brilliant idea but don’t know how to pitch it
You’re tired of generic “how to write” advice and want someone who’s actually made the shows
You want to be in the room with a working producer, not a teacher
What is included?
Overview of the drama business and deep analysis of current commissioning trends so that YOU can write for the market.
Insight into the relationship between budget and the greenlightability of a project so that YOU can write to get produced.
Deep understanding of the distinctions between TV centric genres, and types of stories, so that YOU can pitch into existing formats, slots and established convention.
Packaging: learning how to refine your pitch into a few simple sellable words, so that YOUR pitch hooks in seconds.
Eleanor is a creative producer with 25 years of producing experience and will show you what a producer is looking for (and why).
Live pitching session. Eleanor will help you turn your idea into a pitch, LIVE.
Experience the production process from concept to screen using BAFTA nominated, award winning The Windermere Children as a working example so that YOU can better think like a producer.
‘Love love loved Eleanor’s session. I learnt so much, she’s amazing!!’
Amy Livingstone // Screenwriter
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When we last ran this with Eleanor…
✅96% of delegates rated it 5 out of 5
✅96% said it was worth every penny
✅100% would recommend it to another writer
(We checked these twice. They’re real.)
My Pledge To You
“If by the end of day one you don’t feel your screenwriting has been taken to a whole new level, tell us, and we’ll refund your ticket on the spot. We’re in the trenches with you. We make films. We’ve spent 20 years connecting writers with the industry through the London Screenwriters’ Festival. We wouldn’t put our name on this if it wasn’t world-class.”
Chris Jones
Founder // London Screenwriters’ Festival Founder
