Feedback Request: Barely Legal - Sitcom Pilot (35 pages)

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Hi everyone! I hope you're all enjoying your weekends.

So, I'm on about my 100000th draft of this project at the moment, and I'm starting to think it may be ready. There was a previous iteration of it that I sent out to an agency earlier this year, and I received some mixed feedback (back then it was more of an ensemble piece which I was told was funny, with good dialogue - but lacking a clear protagonist) but I was encouraged to return in the future which was (really) promising. I've knuckled down and completely reshaped it, and this is what I have.

Title: Barely Legal

Genre: Comedy

Format: Pilot (35 pages)

Logline: Fifteen years after trading London's legal elite for family life in sleepy Haversby, a jaded, middle-aged barrister now prosecutes petty cases in a dysfunctional Crown Court - while fighting to salvage his dignity, his fading career, and the marriage he sacrificed everything to protect.

Inspiration: I've spent several years working within the UK Criminal Justice System, and it's a largely unexplored environment in the world of comedy. Knowing this chaotic environment as well as I do, I find that to be quite the travesty. While I could've gone ahead and written another suave Courtroom drama, I decided that we've had enough of those - better to show this world as it really is, through the lens of a character who is an amalgamation of many legal professionals I've worked with along the years.

Link (Set To Public): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uoomrScvBOZBlXVunBiVAFbWpiynT2S2/view?usp=sharing

I appreciate you all have busy lives, so any feedback at all would be greatly appreciated. I’m also open to constructive criticism, so please be as honest as you can - I know what I think, but as I hope to shop this around, I’m just as interested in what prospective agents/production companies/other industry professionals may think when they read it. Thank you so much for your time!

Posted Aug 3, 2025, 1:57 PM UTC

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