Writing the Script with Peter Ansorge (5-week course)

Have you an idea for a feature film, TV Drama pilot episode or a short film? Here's your chance to actually start writing it with award-winning drama producer PETER ANSORGE, ex- Head of Drama at Channel 4, whose successes include 'A Very British Coup', 'The Politician's Wife' and 'The Camomile Lawn.' Peter currently teaches screenwriting at the National Film & TV School. Many of his student writers take his courses with little or no previous experience of writing professionally. An impressive number have had those scripts accepted and further developed by current Independent Production Companies. See: https://nfts.co.uk/people/peter-ansorge.

At the end of the five Saturdays, you will have completed a good draft of a completed script. It can be a feature film, TV pilot or short. The course will begin, on the first Saturday, with a discussion on what makes great screenwriting. Clips will be shown. The class will talk about the script they want to develop. The atmosphere will be that of a professional Writers Room where you'll support each other’s projects positively with showrunner Peter leading and advising.

Committed work, passion for an idea, and also a context for real enjoyment. Bell House is waiting for you.

The course costs £175 per person and will be held over five consecutive Saturday afternoons: 18 July, 25 July, 1 August, 8 August & 15 August.

What people have said about Peter's October 2025 scriptwriting course at Bell House:

“I'm so pleased I came along to the course, seemed too good a chance to miss really. I got so much from it and the reaction to my work was such a nice surprise” - Neil

“I really enjoyed the course under Peter's guidance. I also enjoyed the fact that I had deadlines to meet and this is what I really need. I haven't enjoyed writing so much in ages and I really am enjoying bringing my imagination onto the page.” - Jo

"This is the ultimate practical course, in that you will come out of it having written a script in an environment that is both challenging and supportive." - Phillip Shelley, author of 'Screen-writing The Craft and the Career.' (Nick Hern Books, 2025)