Writing the future: How Dancing Ledge is continuing to champion new TV writing talent

Writing the future: How Dancing Ledge is continuing to champion new TV writing talent


By Michael Pickard
September 18, 2026

The Writers Room

As UK producer Dancing Ledge Productions marks 10 years of its writer in residence scheme, DQ speaks to CEO Laurence Bowen about the value of supporting new writers, while former participants Emma Sidi and Georgia Christou reveal the lessons they learned from a year up close to the television business.

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