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"I am a great believer in rehearsals, whether it's for radio or TV, and with this series we 'workshopped' each episode.

Ìý

"This provides the best opportunity for actors to familiarise themselves with the scripts and for the director and writer to hear them.

Ìý

"Once Georgia has the voice of the actors in her head she writes to their strengths. She is a real craftswoman when it comes to the pacing and rhythm of jokes.

Ìý

"She goes on honing a joke until she's satisfied it works but is always open to suggestions. Once the script is locked down we are very strict about not going off the script.

Ìý

"If you have great scripts then you have the foundations to build a good series."

Ìý

"I really enjoy workshops and rehearsals, because it's a chance to try different ideas or try one scene in different ways.

Ìý

"I think the best comedies are real team efforts and I'm very lucky that Michelle, Rosie and Tristram are full of good ideas – so we try things out and then we know the best way to tackle each scene before we start to film it.

Ìý

"But it doesn't stop there – because once we're actually filming, it's really exciting to see how all the other departments such as make-up, wardrobe and props etc all bring humour to the show as well.

Ìý

"Not many producers allow so much time for rehearsal but Catherine always does.

Ìý

"Working with her is always a good experience, because she has done so many different jobs. She really understands writers, actors and crew and knows how to keep everyone happy."

"Frank has a very short attention span and is lazy, self-centred and basically in the wrong job. She is never going to succeed as a policewoman and is only there because her step-dad is something very important in the police force.

Ìý

"Bobbins is totally committed, driven and desperate to be the best, but she is never going to succeed either because she just tries too hard…

Ìý

"Even if, by some fluke, Frank and Bobbins do end up solving a crime or catching a criminal, they're never going to get anywhere because their boss, Sergeant Beesley, is a woman who doesn't like women and who doesn't want them in the force."

"I get very tired of watching comedies where women are playing sensible girlfriends or nagging wives, and they don't get to deliver any of the jokes.

Ìý

"If they're lucky they get to play the kooky neighbour and get one funny scene per show. I wanted to do a female-led sitcom where the women got plenty of jokes and also plenty of physical comedy.

Ìý

"I definitely didn't want them to represent the voice of reason. These are two flawed, selfish characters in a situation where the stakes are high and their stupidity and laziness have big consequences."

"Rosie and Michelle shared an instant chemistry. They are great together both on-set and off. When we saw Leigh Zimmerman playing Ula in The Producers, she was so brilliant and striking we immediately knew she would make a great sergeant!"

"I think the trend recently has been to be a little bit downbeat and thoughtful. We make no excuses for this being upbeat. It's quite a physical comedy, and we hope it will appeal across a wide age range, both to men and women. Tristram Shapeero has done a great job in the way the series looks, which was all shot on location in Edinburgh."

Ìý

"I think we've been quite brave with Feel the Force because it's big, exuberant and boisterous, bucking the trend for low-key realism. Hopefully the viewers are ready for something a bit different."