Course summary

This blended delivery eight-week course, run in association with all3media, aims to give participants the skills and know how they need to create a high end television drama series. Television drama has entered an unprecedented era of international acclaim and success. High value drama series like The Crown, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad have challenged and enthused audiences across the world with TV drama that is original, complex and non-formulaic. There is a new appetite among UK drama commissioners and independent producers to develop work along such original lines. All NFTS students can attend Masterclasses. Recent guests include David Fincher (Fight Club), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave), Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Ben Wheatley (Free Fire), Rapman (Blue Story), Louis Theroux, Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone), Denis Villeneuve (Bladerunner 2049), Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Sam Mendes (1917), Asif Kapadia (Senna), Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir), and Russell T Davies (Doctor Who). The course will take place on Monday - Wednesdays each week. "The course was genuinely lifechanging for me. Peter's mode of teaching installed a self-confidence that allowed me to complete my pilot to the highest standard whilst constantly imagining new ideas to move the story forward. He brings his wealth of knowledge to every session and I've left the course feeling invigorated with new connections to the best production companies in the UK. If you want to write television, this is simply the best course out there." "This course was the best writing decision I could have made this year and I am so grateful to Peter and to my classmates for this experience!" "I don’t want to sound dramatic, but (the course) is truly life changing. Thank you all". Douglas Lan, course participant.