Civilian or a

Soldier

Blurb

Stuck in one of the most terrifying and exhilarating

warzones, Samantha Green has been deployed in
Afghanistan for the first time. Three months in to her tour
she is faced with a life and death situation.

Story line

The story line for the first episode of the pilot I will be making will introduce all the main
characters, the surroundings, the style and the premise for my drama. Samantha Green is
on her first tour in Afghanistan as the working physician. After all the training and
preparation she has had it is time to see if she can make a difference. Being thrown in to
the deep end surrounded by death and destruction, will she be able to handle herself to
save precious lives or will the struggles from her past haunt her.

Format

The format for my radio drama is going to be a radio drama series, with ongoing weekly
episodes, there will be 6 all together. My radio drama will fit in to this format as there will be
a series of cliff-hangers at the end of some episodes, therefore the episodes will be
continuous and follow on to the next. This will make the drama more addictive and make
the audience want to continue to listen to the next episode.

Narrative Structure

In each episode a new main drama will happen. In the

first episode she will be faced with a terrifying and
crucial decision, but will they both survive? There will
be a chronological and linear structure to each
episode. This means that there will be a beginning a
middle and an end, however although it is based
around a linear structure there will be flashbacks of her
old life at home to show the contrast in places and
people.

Character Profiles
Samantha Green (Sam)
aged: 23
Ethnicity: British
Gender: Female
Profession: Doctor in the British army
Sam Green is from Croydon, London. She is from middle to lower class family, her childhood was
nice however growing up in London had some disadvantages, she always wanted to go abroad
but her family could never afford it. When she left school she worked at the local caf as a waitress
but she always knew she could be more. After training to be a nurse she decided to join the army
and become a doctor. She received an outstanding from her training officers and has now been
deployed to Afghanistan on her first tour. She is a fun and light-hearted character who is constantly
looking out and helping all the men in her regiment.

Character Profiles
Liam Murrdock
aged: 28
Ethnicity: British
Gender: Male
Profession: Officer in the British Army
Liam Murdock is from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He is from a wealthy back ground and
has been to private schools all his life. He lives in the country side, just out of Cheltenham. At
only aged 28 he has already achieved a high ranking in the British army. To his squadron he is
not just an officer he is a helper and a friend. As he becomes closer to his fellow soldiers and
in particular Sam, he is also faced with some hard choices.

Character Profiles
Ben Leeway
aged 24
Ethnicity: British
Gender: Male
Profession: Electrician in British Army
Ben Leeway is from Taunton, Somerset. He is from a middle class family who own a farm,
where he grew up. His dad was in the army and he always wanted to follow him and join as
well. After getting average A Level results he did an apprenticeship to become an
electrician, he finished this in the Army and is also on his second tour.

Target Audience

The target audience for my Radio Drama is for

people aged between 16 40. This is quite a
large target audience however I think will work
well as the subject it is based around is one that
interests a lot of people across all ages.
Group E Middle class Students, older
generations/retaired

Budget

Studio 80 Per hour. For 2 hours - 160 total

Studio equipment pack- 1,500
Voice actors x3 - 300 for 30 mins - 1200 each - 3,600 total
Studio technicians x2- 200 per hour - 800 total

TOTAL: 6,060

Actors

Samantha Green Beth Hales

Liam Murrdock Dom Beirne

Ben Leeway John Mellet

Aired

Aired on Radio 4, at 6 o clock.

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