What do I do if my script is running long?

What do I do if my script is running long?

Pamela Douglas (Screenwriter) gives expert video advice on: How do I know if my idea will make a great TV drama?; How many pages is a TV drama script?; What do I do if my script is running long? and more...

If your TV drama script is long, I would check several possibilities. One is that you simply are writing too much to get your point across. In other words, look at the dialogue and make sure that none of those speeches go beyond three or five lines. Look at the actual scene itself and see if the description is extensive. If the length is not in the writing itself, it might be a structural issue where you are engaging a scene too soon that is too far from the conflict, or continuing the scene too long after you've reached the climax. It is also possible that you continued your story beyond the ending or started it too soon.