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Louise Bowes (née Crane) is an Australian television scriptwriter. Bowes was born in Marayong and attended Blacktown Girls High School. In her early twenties, while studying medicine, Bowes took a job as a researcher on A Country Practice, where she eventually worked her way up to the script department.
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- On How The Home and Away Team Come Up with All Their Crazy Ideas
- On Coming Up with The Story Arcs For The Main Characters…
- …And Whether Leah Deserves to Be Cut Some Slack
- On What Storyline Has Stood Out The Most in Recent Years
- On How The Show Has Been Affected by The Covid-19 Pandemic
- And What Fans Can Expect from Home and Away For The Rest of The Year
“In Home and Awayproduction, the script department is one of the largest with 10 full time script editors, story liners and co-ords, plus me of course. Also, to add to that there is a team of freelance writers who are contracted on an episode by episode basis. We plot our stories about six months in advance of what you’re seeing on air… starting wi...
“It’s always about the character first… where they are in their lives, who they’re involved with, what they want, and whether it’s time to shake them up a bit… and the stories come from there.”
“Nope! I know that sounds a bit cruel but let’s be honest, adversity is what makes a character interesting. If they’re just living a cruisey life, how do we know what they’re really made of? Do we aspire to be like them? Do we want to cheer for them to succeed? Do we engage?”
“I’ve loved the recent modelling story for Bella and Nikau – the glitz and glamour of that was fun to play with. And the aftermath of that is still playing out. But equally, I’ve been really proud of the stories that have dealt with mental health and social issues.”
“When COVID first hit, we asked ourselves whether we should incorporate it into storylines and the decision was made to avoid doing that. We wanted Summer Bay to continue to feel like the place you wanted to escape to. But of course, it was, and continues to be, a reality in terms of how we produce the show, so we’ve been guided 100% by health advi...
“So much! New romances. Sins of the past. Lives hanging in the balance. Secrets. Scandals… we’ve got it all!”
Louise Bowes is currently the Network Script Executive at Channel Seven, but previously was in charge of the Script Department at Home and Away for 4 years.
Oct 20, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Home and Away's script executive Louise Bowes reveals how the writers approached such a sensitive topic. Read more.
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