Writers Guild of America strike

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo on the picket line outside Prospect Studios in LA. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Tina Fey on picket line outside NBC's headquarters in New York. Photograph: Gary He/AP Photograph: Gary He/AP

Veteran actor Beau Bridges outside Universal Studios in California. Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP

Chris Marcil, whose writing credits include Frasier, in the Universal studios picket line. Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP

The cast of ER outside the Warner Bros studios in LA. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Picketers march past the 20th Century Fox studios in LA. Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP

Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus at a picket line on one of ABC's filming locations for Desperate Housewives. Photograph: Robyn Beck/Getty Photograph: Robyn Beck/Getty

Stand-up comedian Wanda Sykes joins the picket line in California. Photograph: David McNew/Getty Photograph: David McNew/Getty

Desperate Housewives actor Eva Longoria joins protesters at the suburban filming location for the show. Photograph: David McNew/Getty Photograph: David McNew/Getty

The strikers pass a poster for Darjeeling Limited outside the 20th Century Fox studios. Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP

Grey's Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey joins the picket line at Prospect Studios in support of the striking TV and film writers in Los Angeles. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP