Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.

Writer, broadcaster and musician Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.

Hotdogs and Hashtags by Vicky Wild and Aryana Ramkhalawon. When ex-reality TV star, Jessica Jennison ends up selling hotdogs back in her home town of Skegness, her real life takes an unfiltered turn. Hotdogs and Hashtags explores the aftermath of fast fame and the impact it can have on mental health. Starring Vicky Wild and Aryana Ramkhalawon with Buffy Davis. The sound designer is Martyn Harries, the producer is Kate McCall and it is a Rural Media production.

The Blackwater Mermaids by Scott Hurran: a mash up of estuary life and the underground garage music scene in this epic Essex-‘tail.’ Terry, an oyster fisherman in West Mersea, has been obsessed his whole adult life about the mermaid he once saw out in the water. Every year on that same day he ventures back out to see if he can find her. And then he does…

Scott Hurran: Writer/Director
Anne Odeke: Michelle/Lindsey
Sam Swainsbury: Terry
Tom Foskett-Barnes: Music
Chris Warner: Producer/Sound Design
Sue Bowerman: Executive Producer
A Screen South production

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