Dancing Ledge Productions announce new mentorship cohort

Helen Black is one of eight writers taking part in this year’s Dancing Ledge Productions’ Screenwriting Mentorship Scheme.

Each mentor has chosen a mentee whose work they have been impressed by. Helen will be mentoring Paul Rigby, a writer from the Wirral, who in 2022, produced the TV pilot The Quiet World as part of the BBC’s Write Across Liverpool development programme. The Quiet World has since secured Paul a place on BBC Scripted (formerly Drama Room).

The emerging writers receive a bursary to write a pilot episode of their own original TV series, with their mentor providing feedback and expertise through the writing process.

The scheme will run to September 2025 and will be overseen by Dancing Ledge head of development Gillian Clarke.