Socrates Adams & Anneliese Mackintosh

Socrates Adams and Anneliese Mackintosh are a Bristol-based husband and wife writing team. They have recently developed a comedy drama series under option to Baby Cow Productions, and have recently developed their original sitcom with Hat Trick Productions. They are also currently developing a feature film. Socrates’ first film, WIZARD’S WAY, won the London Comedy … Continued

Fraser Ayres

Fraser is an award-winning actor, writer and showrunner, whose work spans many genres and fields, from creating and showrunning five seasons of the hit panel show SORRY, I DIDN’T KNOW for ITV, to radio plays such as MAYNARD for BBC Radio 4 (directed by Kathy Burke), and SPACE IS THE PLACE, a 5 part dramatisation … Continued

Mark Boutros

Mark is an award-winning screenwriter, and experienced script editor and producer, having worked across multiple genres. He co-wrote the one-off comedy drama about Muhammad Ali, THE GREATEST. OF ALL TIME, which was broadcast on Sky Arts as part of their Emmy nominated URBAN MYTHS season. Other writing credits include Romesh Ranganathan’s THE RELUCTANT LANDLORD for … Continued

Rik Carmichael

Rik is a screenwriter who often co-writes with the director John Hay. Together they have collaborated on a number of films including THERE’S ONLY ONE JIMMY GRIMBLE, starring Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone, THE STEAL, starring Alfred Molina, Stephen Fry and Helen Slater, and THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt. Rik … Continued

Stephen M Collins

Stephen is one of the co-creators of CBBC’s BAFTA-winning sketch series CLASS DISMISSED, and has written on all seasons. Other credits include HORRIBLE HISTORIES for Lion TV/CBBC, THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD WORLD OF GUMBALL (Hanna Barbera/Cartoon Network). ODDBODS for One Animation, live action sitcom TED’S TOP TEN for Zodiak Kids and CiTV, and multiple episodes on … Continued

Sean Robert Daniels

Sean is an SAFTA-winning writer for TV Drama and Film, who has worked extensively as a screenwriter, head writer, script editor and consultant in his native South Africa, before moving to the to the UK (based in Cardiff) a couple of years ago. He has dual citizenship.   In TV, Sean’s original crime drama series, THE DOCKET, … Continued

Peter Darney

Peter is an exciting, up-and-coming Welsh writer and director. Has recently worked as second unit director on high-end BBC miniseries LOST BOYS AND FAIRIES for Duck Soup Films, and shadowed James Kent on a Directors UK and Screenskills run placement. He recently directed and executive produced LGBTQ+ feel good Welsh language short film TETH for … Continued

Conor Dowling

Conor is a writer, director, podcaster and creative producer from Dublin whose brand is misfits, monsters and broken hearts. Conor was commissioned to write an animated fantasy pilot for Ink and Light Studios and has written episodes of their pre-school series STORIES FROM BACKWOODS. Conor’s screenplay DARA MCCOOL received screenplay development funding from Screen Ireland … Continued

Kirstie Falkous

Kirstie, a writer, creative producer, and script doctor, has significantly contributed to the entertainment industry alongside her writing partner John Regier. Their expertise played a crucial role in shaping the first seven seasons of Doc Martin, the highest-rated drama on British TV, which also gained popularity in the US and inspired adaptations in seven countries. … Continued

Amelia Fergusson

Amelia Fergusson is an exciting new writer who specialises in both comedy and drama for TV and film. Currently she’s writing 5 x episodes on a long running animated kids series for Nickelodeon, and just finished working on a digital series for a kids heritage property for Hasbro. Prior to this she was commissioned by … Continued

Lisa Gifford

Lisa is a writer of television, film, digital and stage. She is one of the Edinburgh TV Festival’s Ones To Watch 2018, and the winner of the US Indie Series Award for Best Drama Writing for her digital series, 3SOME. She has recently rejoined the EASTENDERS writing team for BBC Studios and developed an original … Continued

John Hay

John Hay is a two-time EMMY, BAFTA and Berlin Bear Award-winning film and television director. John began his career at the BBC where early work included AUTOGEDDON, a monologue performed by Jeremy Irons which won the Grand Prix at the Shanghai TV Festival, and CAUSE OF DEATH, which won the Golden Gate at San Francisco. … Continued

Kit Lambert

Kit Lambert is an experienced Welsh television drama writer currently commissioned as Lead Writer and Executive Producer on the BBC drama THE DETECTION CLUB MYSTERIES, produced by BBC Studios. Based in Penarth in South Wales, Kit is best known for his work in television detective drama. His credits include WHITSTABLE PEARL, DEATH IN PARADISE, FATHER … Continued

Jonathan Lichtenstein

Jonathan is an award-winning playwright from Wales whose play THE PULL OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival.  His play DARKNESS has previously played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and more recently at the Lakeside Theatre in Essex to rave reviews. His play MEMORY received a critically acclaimed run at the … Continued

Christine Marshall

Christine is a comedy and drama TV and radio scriptwriter who also writes for the stage. She has developed a number of original comedy ideas with producers – Hat Trick optioned an original comedy drama idea, SITTING, and commissioned an initial pilot script and series treatment. Channel X also optioned an original comedy drama idea … Continued

Claire Miller

Claire Miller is an experienced television drama writer specialising in returning series and character-led drama. She is currently part of the core writing team on BBC’s CASUALTY, where she has written multiple episodes including the show’s 30th anniversary finale. Claire has written across several series of CBBC’s THE DUMPING GROUND and THE WORST WITCH, and … Continued

Matt Mitchell & Vicki Sargent

Matt Mitchell and Vicki Sargent are a Kent based writing partnership. They are currently head writing on a 6 part TV thriller co-created with Blackbox Multimedia for Channel 5, and are working on an action feature film script commission for Riverstone Pictures. Their survival thriller ABOVE THE BELOW is currently in post production, starring and … Continued