Criminal Justice by Peter Moffat

Enjoying Criminal Justice. (writer  Peter Moffat) BBC1. its being striped all week 9pm. Best scene so far for me is a short scene in episode 3. In about 8 lines two characters suggest a romantic history with emotional residues still bubbling. Delicately written and beautifully played by con o’neil and jaye griffiths

The Wives (many) of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Had an interesting idea this morning (early, early after failing to sleep which is not unrelated) about how to introduce the ‘at stakeness’ of the piece. So it doesn’t become an interesting but not ‘urgent’ piece I need to make sure there is enough ‘at stake’ that night, today, now and worked out how to do that. It also builds on rela life events and suggests the future (so those knowledably of the story can get that but those not can still be engaged with the piece. This ‘at stakeness’ is really important to engender this engagement. Beyond being interested in the characters, setting, music etc etc. it introduces the idea of jeapodary, urgency.

Just need to make it work.