Hi everyone,this is my first post, hope you will be able to give me some advice.
I am a health professional, and over the years have told my family many entertaining stories about my work.I have one sister and we are very close, she was a drama teacher but has not worked since having her first child, financially her and her husband are very comfortable. My sister has often said that we should write a comedy based on my job, as she loves writing but I have never been interested in doing this . Imagine my surprise when just before Christmas my parents let slip that my sister has submitted a script to the BBC and it has passed the first stage.
I feel totally betrayed by this, I know from what my parents said that one of the characters is closely based on my best friend and colleague , and that she would be recognisable, also from a professional point of view I feel embarrassed by the way she is portraying my profession .... Neither my sister or myself have changed our name when we married and it is an unusual surname so I would be easily linked to it. I realise that it may come to nothing and not be commissioned, but I feel angry with my sister for not telling me. I have yet to confront her about this ( Christmas ect) any advice on this would be very welcome, thanks.