Writers’ Group: In Conversation with Sarah Phelps

For this month’s writers’ group host Christina Pickworth will be in conversation with screenwriter Sarah Phelps (The Sixth Commandment, A Very British Scandal).

Sarah will be discussing her journey into the industry and career so far, as well as creating and writing her most recent factual drama series The Sixth Commandment, which tells the story of how the meeting of an inspirational teacher, Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall), and a charismatic student, Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke), set the stage for one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory.

Sarah will also be sharing insight to her writing process and bringing to screens adaptations such as The Pale Horse, The Dublin Murders and The Cuckoo’s Calling.

Sarah Phelps is a screenwriter and has also written for theatre, radio and TV. Sarah is the writer and creator of the recent BBC factual drama series The Sixth Commandment, other credits…