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    Pete Doherty 'To Write Skins-Style Drama For BBC'

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    March 27, 2009 by Jason Gregory | Photo by James Arnold
    Pete Doherty 'To Write Skins-Style Drama For BBC'

    Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been commissioned to write a drama series for the BBC, it's been reported.

    The singer is understood to have attended a meeting with BBC creative bosses in London on Tuesday (March 24th).

    A source told The Sun newspaper that the series was a “Skins-style show on the dark side of the music industry”.

    “They want a pilot episode written in the next six weeks which will become a series, if he can come up with the goods,” the unnamed source said.

    “Beeb bosses think Pete has a creative streak that will produce some gritty TV. He’s seen it all as a hellraising rock star, so they want his experiences written in.”

    Doherty is currently on a UK tour in support of his debut solo album 'Grace/Wastelands'.

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    • "A source" - he's tried to punt some of his sixth form crap to the Beeb who have had the good sense to ignore it.

      ~ by BritSwedeGuy 3/28/2009 Report

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