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Facing Up      30 Min TV Comedy Drama

Jane and Tom's marriage is over, but a fresh start means escaping their twisted, meddling neighbour—and each other.

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Synopsis

Facing Up is a comic take on midlife, marriage, and moving on. This six-part series follows Jane and Tom, a couple whose 10-year anniversary dinner spectacularly implodes when their infidelities collide. Determined to move on, they decide to sell their flat, and start fresh—only to discover that their nightmare neighbour, Karen, is the biggest obstacle to their escape.

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Awards and Results

  • Finalist - David Nobbs New Comedy Writing Competition

  • Finalist – Shepperton Screenwriting Festival

  • Winner – Screenwriters Showcase at Pinewood Studios

  • Semi-Finalist – Female Pilot Club Sitcom Competition

  • Semi-Finalist – BBC Comedy Collective

  • Long-list – Short Com Sitcom

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What People are Saying

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This is a clear and taut script whose multi-stranded narrative is held together with ease and articulation. Despite shifting quickly through locations and timeframes, the strength of Jane and Tom’s relationship keeps the audience focussed, engaged and confident in the writer’s ability to carry us through the story. Comedy is never lost throughout this well-tuned narrative, however, and individual moments such as the discovery of toilet roll in Jane’s mic pack and her inability to find the exit show how small, well-chosen moments of physical comedy can elevate and alleviate what could be a simple plot. It was particularly rewarding to see the toilet roll return with Frazer, another example of how comedy can be cumulative and our actions can come back and haunt us at any unexpected, and often the worst possible, moments.


Jane is an instantly likeable character; her strengths and flaws inadvertently seeping through her speech. The audience immediately gets a sense that her personal life is bleeding into her professional life and these cracks are a fruitful signifier that there will be even further trouble down the line. It helps, too, to use the device of a fictitious live audience’s appraisal to help the script’s audience to understand that we should like her – and then quickly pity her – and this line will be toed throughout the script. Her cracks are evident and this is an excellent and confident way to show how characters can be discovered through action and high stakes. -

 

Report from the Bafta Rocliffe TV Comedy Submission

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Themes that matter to viewers today

  • Midlife Reinvention & Identity: Jane and Tom’s struggles mirror the anxieties of many in their late 30s and 40s who question if they’ve built a life they truly want.

  • The Illusion of Stability: The show deconstructs the idea that having a mortgage, a career, and a “settled” life means having it all together.

  • The Battle for Escape: Many people fantasize about starting fresh, but Facing Up exposes the obstacles—legal, logistical, and human—that make it almost impossible.

  • Dysfunctional Relationships: From Jane’s deluded younger admirer to Tom’s mistress planning their future with spreadsheets, the show highlights the absurdity of modern romance.

  • The Housing Crisis & Neighbourhood Nightmares: The struggle to sell a flat while dealing with an unpredictable neighbour is a relatable, high-stakes backdrop that fuels the comedic tension.

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