It was when I was at the Brooke Theatre that I realised several of the other players were doing Radio plays and Serials for the SABC during the daytime.
I soon discovered that getting into this field was easier said that done. But scripts and writers seemed to be thin on the ground. I listened to some of them, to pick up the format, and then wrote an Episode of "Medical File" myself vaguely based on a novel I'd read many years ago.
I took it along to one of the main commercial production houses. The boss was out, but the secretary said to leave the script, and she would make sure that he saw it when he returned. I could call in at the end of the afternoon if I liked.
Needless to say, I DID like......and was astounded, amazed, and then furious to hear that they had recorded my script that afternoon. The whole purpose of writing it was to get a foot in the door with acting in it ! However, after I had explained this, I found I DID have a foot in the door, and was called regularly after that.
Here is a clip from that first Episode......
