Abbott amendment
Flattered as I was to find you giving so much space to the session I did at the Edinburgh TV festival (Broadcasting, September 15, page 16), I really must correct one of the remarks that I’m misquoted as saying.
At no point during the discussion did I criticise Paul Abbott or any other writer for not writing every episode of the series they originate. As someone who spends a lot of time stressing the importance of original drama, it is hardly likely I would criticise one of its greatest exponents. Paul Abbott is a marvellous writer who has every right to create a series and then let other writers contribute episodes. In fact, of course it is essential, because it is the only way these series can have a long life.
In the battle to get more original drama on to our television screens it is important that we do not get sidetracked by imaginary differences between writers.
Stephen Poliakoff
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