Treatments and pitches, part 2: 'Let Me Call You Sweetheart'

Written by: Micheál Jacob
Published: Wednesday 13th March 2024

Micheál Jacob's long career as an executive producer and script editor encompasses a plethora of television and radio comedies, including Birds Of A Feather, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps, Goodnight Sweetheart, My Family, Eyes Down, Thieves Like Us, The Smoking Room, Not For Turning and Dead Canny. Following on from part 1 of this feature, Micheál presents an example of an industry-standard pitch and treatment.

This is a sample pitch and treatment for a television version of a (naturally) unproduced stage play as examples to share, in the hope that they might be useful.

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For more advice from Micheál, check out our recent two-part interview

See also: Preparing to pitch tutorial