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*Writers*
Writers
Genre	Comedy drama, Sitcom
Created by	Adam T Cottle; Leah Sperring (characters); David Thompson (characters);
Starring	Leah Sperring; David Thompson; Isabella Cosh; Jack Stringer; Jordan Cottle; Grace Martinson;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Producers	Leah Sperring; Jordan Cottle;
Production location	Bristol
Cinematography	Robyn Fear
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	13–43 minutes
Production company	Volplex Pictures
Original release
Network	Volplex Pictures; Made Television;
Release	22 June 2014 –; 22 June 2017

Writers is an independently-produced web series created by Adam T Cottle, featuring characters created by Cottle, Leah Sperring and David Thompson. It follows the personal lives of a dysfunctional group of friends and writers. It was released on YouTube on CCE Entertainment (now Volplex Pictures) between 2014 and 2017. The first season was briefly broadcast in the UK on the Made Television network in 2015.

Premise

Struggling writers Emmett Shelby and Jess Spencer meet one day during a bout of writer's block, and are reunited a year later through Emmett's twin sister Daisy. Daisy is a successful children's author who shares her home with her illustrator boyfriend, Barney Fields, and their flamboyant landlord Hugh Darvill. Jess and Emmett later move in with Daisy. The group also interact with Jenny Sinclair, Daisy's quirky agent who holds unrequited feelings for Emmett.

Cast

Leah Sperring as Jessica "Jess" Spencer; Daisy's childhood friend, Emmett's love interest, and an aspiring writer.
David Thompson as Emmett Shelby; Daisy's twin brother and struggling writer.
Isabella Cosh as Daisy Shelby; Emmett's twin sister and a popular children's author.
Jack Stringer as Barney Fields; Daisy's boyfriend and illustrator.
Jordan Cottle as Hugh Darvill; an unsuccessful gay erotic novelist and the group's landlord. Jordan Cottle also directed the season two episode Jenny's Version.
Grace Martinson as Jennifer "Jenny" Sinclair; an excitable and fanciful literary agent who represents Daisy. Jenny also has an unrequited attraction to Emmett.

Production

The series began as a short film Adam T Cottle directed as a college graduation project, starring David Thompson and Leah Sperring as two unnamed writers struggling with writer's block, which was released on YouTube in June 2014. Production on the series began shortly after. Initially planned as six fifteen-minute episodes, the episodes eventually reached the standard length for broadcast television.^[1] A second season launched on 6 February 2016, and concluded with a one-off special released on 22 June 2017.^[2] An additional episode, titled Writers: The Final Chapter, was announced with a trailer at the end of the special but was never released.

In the UK, the first season was picked up for national broadcast by the Made Television network. The series debuted on 28 July 2015 with an hour-long premiere made of the original short and the first episode of season one.^[3]

Episodes

Series		Episodes	Originally released
Series		Episodes	Premiere	Finale
	1	8	22 June 2014 (2014-06-22)	14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)
	2	6	6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)	22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)

Season One (2014–15)

No.	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Prologue"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	22 June 2014 (2014-06-22)
2	2	"Interview with the Writer"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)
3	3	"A Game of Homes"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	31 January 2015 (2015-01-31)
4	4	"One Flew Over the Sparrow's Nest (Part One)"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	14 February 2015 (2015-02-14)
5	5	"One Flew Over the Sparrow's Nest (Part Two)"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	21 February 2015 (2015-02-21)
6	6	"An Emotion Named Desire"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	28 February 2015 (2015-02-28)
7	7	"On The Road"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	7 March 2015 (2015-03-07)
8	8	"A Tale of Two Scarves"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)

Season Two (2016–17)

No.	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
9	1	"FlashForward"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)
10	2	"Breakfast at Daisy's"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
11	3	"Jenny's Version"	Jordan Cottle	Adam T Cottle & Jordan Cottle	20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)
12	4	"Father's Day (Part One)"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)
13	5	"Father's Day (Part Two)"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)
14	6	"We Need to Talk About Jess"	Adam T Cottle	Adam T Cottle	22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)