SCREENWRITING

Current:

My television pilot PEOPLE ARE THE WORST, a dark, supernatural comedy, is on Coverfly’s coveted Red List of its top 20 TV Drama scripts and has recently been chosen for the semi-finals of the prestigious Writers’ Lab UK & Europe 2025.

In development with award-winning factual director Nick Clarke Powell on a feature length drama-documentary.

Developing THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE, a darkly comic climate/sci-fi feature film about chemotherapy patients fighting an alien invasion.

Experience/Credits:

Developed an original eight part drama series, BOUDICA’S LINE, for Fremantle Media.

Developed original drama series DEATH & TAXES for Runaway Fridge Television.

In the writers’ room storylining the first season of teen hit EVERMOOR for The Disney Channel.

Writer, two episodes BBC’s WOLFBLOOD BAFTA/BANFF/British Screenwriter Award winning series.

Writer, 60’ episode BBC’s HEROES & VILLAINS: SHOGUN about the infamous 17th century Battle of Sekigahara – series nominated for a Royal Television Society Award.

Writer, feature-length thriller in development with director Paul Wilmshurst, FUGUE for Film Four Productions.

SCRIPT EDITING/CONSULTANCY

Script Analyst for Working Title Films, Film4 Productions and BBC Film, assessing books and screenplays for screen potential.

Dialogue Consultant – feature length BBC drama- documentary HIROSHIMA  Winner of a BAFTA and an International Emmy.

Script Consultant BBC series SPACE RACE, charting the post WW2 race between the Russians and Americans. Nominated for a Royal Television Society Award.

Script Editor, THE LOW DOWN, written and directed by Jamie Thraves, starring Aidan Gillen. Winner at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and nominated for three BIFAS.

Script edited screenplay COURIER CUTS, writer/director Cath le Couteur, Shooting People Films

COMMISSIONING

Film4 Productions: Freelance Script Associate, provided detailed script notes for multi award winning projects including Thomas Vinterberg’s IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE, Jonathan Glazer’s SEXY BEAST, Kevin Macdonald’s THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, Lars Von Triers’ DOGVILLE, Shane Meadows’ ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS and Frederic Raphael’s THE HIDING ROOM for Stephen Daldry.

HBO: Development Associate, London-based talent scout for emerging writers and directors reporting to Colin Callender in the US.

Granada International: Script Editor for Antony Root on projects including LONGITUDE, directed by Charles Sturridge, winner of five BAFTAS and DASH AND LILLY, starring Sam Shephard and Judy Davis, winner of the Writers’ Guild of America‘s Best Long Form Screenplay, nominated for nine Emmys and three Golden Globes.

Development Assistant, Channel Four Films, working to Allon Reich.

PRODUCING

Company Director and Producer, Litmus Productions. Set up and ran an independent film company with producer Paul Goodman to produce the following films:

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT  Pathe Films, written by Ol Parker, directed by Metin Huseyin, starring Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Nominated for two BIFAs.

SWEETNIGHTGOODHEART BBC Films, written and directed by Dan Zeff, starring David Tennant.

ROCKIN’CHAIR, a short film by Paolo Sedazzari, winner of Best Comedy Short at the New York Independent Film Festival.

SOUL SUITCASE, feature film written and directed by Canadian film-maker Paul DiStefano. Long-listed for the Cannes Film Festival.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Awarded a Master of Arts in Creative Writing with Distinction at Birkbeck University in 2022.

Junior Agent, International Creative Management

Junior Agent, Noel Gay Associates

Researcher and PA to award-winning news correspondent Tim Sebastian, delivering reports to the BBC from London and Berlin.

Studio Manager, Clark Television – ran a busy multi-camera television studio delivering recorded and live content to ITN and Channel Four Television.

Floor Manager/Autocue Operator/Runner, Clark Television.

News Editor of the London Student, the largest student-run newspaper in Europe.