Tyne Tees Television is putting six 30-minute dramas into production this spring, backed by Northern Production Fund. NPF received over 60 dramas of high calibre.

Graeme Thompson, Head of Programming at Tyne Tees said: "It is incredible how many good scripts there are. It made our job particularly hard to get it down to six dramas."

The projects, Production companies and directors chosen for the scheme are:

Script

Barn Dance By David Hollingworth. Dir: Mark Elliot. Prod Co: Jay Films

Pinkie’s Plan By Paul Harrison Dir: Ian Fenton Prod Co: Pilgrim Films

Ticket To Ride By Stephen Carolan & Derek Matthews Dir: Sue Heel Prod Co: Ipso Facto

Leaving Blondie By Deborah Gibson Dir: Ian Fleming Prod Co: Screenworks

Starman By Paul Telfer Dir:Patrick Collerton Prod Co: Yipp Films

Waiting By Peter Straughan Dir: Max Roberts Prod Co: Peter Mitchell Ass