In the very first episode of High Flyers, Female Pilot Club's Kay Stonham hears how Jess Bray navigated the long and winding road to getting her first sitcom Break Clause commissioned by Channel 4. Jess talks about the triumphs and pitfalls of her early career, giving top tips on how to build your craft skills in writersrooms, how to run one when you finally make it and how to let go if a script is rejected. She also waxes lyrical about the joys of Rom-Com and tells us why she chose director Alice Sneddon over 'a list of 4000 Bens'.

Warm, funny and full of usable tips, it's essential listening for anyone trying to break through the TV commissioning system. Break Clause is on Channel 4 on October 1st at 10pm.

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