Torch, Wood & Peasants

When a major network successfully relaunched a hit family SF show, they were anxious to find a post-watershed spin-off as soon as possible to cater for the fans who had grown up with their original series, but now wanted a more adult version of the same thrills. The bulk of this book contains an original commissioned script intended for broadcast that never saw the light of day. The rest of the book tells the story of how that script was commissioned, edited, re-edited and re-commissioned only to eventually disappear without trace; an insider viewpoint on how the television industry works as seen from a writer's perspective. 'Torch, Wood and Peasants' contains the script and behind-the-scenes story of an entirely fictitious television programme and bears no relation to any real programme... honest guvnor.