Ray Brooking | writer

Ray's original play for the BBC's Directors' Debut series BABY BOOM was directed by Sarah Parish and starred Susie Blake, Lucy Gaskell and Will Mellor (March 2007). Ray continues as a senior writer on the BBC's flagship daytime soap DOCTORS and is also part of the core team taking BBC Scotland's soap RIVER CITY from the half-hour to hour format.  Meanwhile, he continues to develop original ideas for radio and television, including children's television.  He has also written TURTLE BEACH a Bollywood film for director Steve Kelly with whom he has worked several times in drama series. View Ray's full cv

 

Michael Chappell & Richard Stevens/ writers

Alongside their solo work (q.v.), Mike and Richard continue their writing partnership on the BBC’s ongoing daytime soap success DOCTORS, to which they have contributed nearly 30 episodes.  They are also developing a slate of original work for adults and children including a live action drama for the 8-12’s THE GOODMAN STREET PROJECT.  View Mike & Richards full cv

 

Michael Chappell | writer

 

Mike has recently joined BBC Scotland’s soap RIVER CITY where he is part of the core team taking the programme from the half-hour to hour format.  Mike also continues his successful writing partnership with Richard Stevens (q.v.). View Michael's full cv

 

Graham Elleray & Diane Taylor / writers

With many years of hands-on detective experience, Graham and Diane approach crime writing from an informed and insightful perspective. They are currently developing an original crime drama CAUGHT IN TIME with ITV Productions.

 

Clive Endersby | script editor & writer (UK representation)

Clive has an extensive list of credits up and down the age range of children's television, including pre-school, both in live action and in animation. He is based in Toronto but also works extensively in the UK.  UK credits include Zenith Entertainment's highly acclaimed animated comedy show for CITV KING ARTHUR'S DISASTERS (Series I and II) voiced by Rik Mayall, Matt Lucas and Morwenna Banks and Novel Entertainment's HORRID HENRY (Series I and II) for CITV adapted from Francesca Simon's bestselling books.  Clive is also a script editor/script consultant on children's and family projects for Coolabi.  View Clive's full cv

 

Christopher Green | writer

Chris has a television/film development slate of projects with his partner Ann Faggetter at their company Island Films.  These include Chris’s own original drama series SAM Q. which has top UK talent attached and which is co-funded by Portman, and a historical feature film project with documentary spinoff material. View Chris' full cv

 

Steve Griffiths | writer

Steve is currently on the writing teams for ITV's BLUE MURDER (ITV Productions) and THE BILL (TalkbackThames).  While his extensive popular television experience is informed by his psychology degree and his police officer and hostage negotiator background, current ideas on his original development slate venture into exciting new territory.   View Steve's full cv

 

Eddy Marshall | director

Recent work includes the last ever episodes of Lime Pictures' iconic series GRANGE HILL (see What's New for transmission dates). Eddy rejoins Lime Pictures' HOLLYOAKS in September 2008. His Film Council-funded digital short THE WRECK OF THE MARY CELESTE which is about a transvestite in the Hull docks won the 'Sweet Success' award at the 2004 Edinburgh Sweet HD Festival and was shortlisted for the Directors' Guild awards. Eddy is currently developing a feature film project set in Barcelona with producer Laura Wu. www.eddymarshall.com < View Eddy's full cv

 

Charles McKeown | writer

Charles co-wrote Terry Gilliam's new film THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS which is currently in post-production in London. THE KATAKOMB KLUB a theatrical feature for Studio Urania, Rome and director Michele Soave is in development. Charles continues rewriting assignments and recent work includes Douglas Law's THE WOMAN I LOVE for Produire a Paris/Telema. View Charles' full cv

 

Caroline Mitchell - writer

With an MA in Screenwriting from Leeds Metropolitan University, Caroline is one of the core writing team on EMMERDALE, having started on the programme as a storyliner in 2002. She also wrote an episode of Rollem Productions' first series of THE CHASE (BBC, 2006). She continues her commitment to EMMERDALE while also developing original ideas including a comedy series BLIND ALI with co-writer Kitty Taylor. View Caroline's full cv

 

Martin O'Brien / wrtiter

Martin continues on the writing team for the BBC's DOCTORS where he has already made a strong contribution.  2007 saw the launch of his Theatre-in-Education company Ten Ten Productions, bringing drama on social and moral issues to schools and other educational institutions, young offender institutes and prisons. Work with Ten Ten includes Martin's powerful play about teenage pregnancy BABIES and The Dead Man Walking Schools Theatre Project in Northumberland (Autumn 2007), by special arrangement with Hollywood actor/writer Tim Robbins and Sr. Helen Prejean (the lead character in the story). View Martin's full cv

 

Tina Pepler | writer

Tina's original feature film comedy about sex and intimacy THE SEX FACTOR is in development with 9 Fish Productions. Other original work in development includes WINGS for Touch Films, with funding from SW Screen and WILDE FIRE a multimedia drama project about engineering, supported by the Public Awareness of Science Fund.  Recent radio work includes BEAUTY with long-term producer Marion Nancarrow for the BBC World Service and FORGIVENESS for the Friday Play (BBC Radio 4, producer Sara Davies) (both April 2008). View Tina's full cv

 

Allan Plenderleith /writer

Allan is the creator of GORDON GNOME Collingwood O'Hare's 52 x 11-minute animated series for CBeebies voiced by Alan Titchmarsh and shown around the world. Current work includes ARTY for Tinopolis and TFl, France (writer and script editor); HORRID HENRY II (Novel Entertainment for CITV); NODDY for Chorion and THOMAS AND FRIENDS for Gullane/Hit.  Allan's prize-winning Flash animation films S.P.I.F. (a comedy about masturbation) and THE GREYHOUND about a man and his canine companion are on the animation festival and short film website circuit.. Allan also continues to feed the voracious demand for his best-selling ODD SQUAD range of greeting cards and associated merchandise. www.allanplenderleith.com > View Allan's full cv

 

Robert Rigby | writer

The BOY SOLDIER series of four action/adventure books for young adults co-written with best-selling thriller writer Andy McNab (Doubleday) continues to perform strongly in the children's bestseller lists.  Robert and Andy are currently developing the first two books BOY SOLDIER and PAYBACK as a theatrical film, while Robert is also working on a slate of original drama and fiction projects.  Robert's educational plays for children PLAY IN A DAY (school years 5-7) are widely on tour in the UK with Lynx Theatre. View Robert's full cv

 

Rob Rohrer | director/writer

Rob is enjoying popular television drama and has just rejoined BBC TV's DOCTORS for whom he has worked regularly since autumn 2007.  He will be going on to EMMERDALE for ITV Productions in Autumn 2008.  He maintains a good relationship with Lime Pictures for whom he worked on HOLLYOAKS (Series Producer Bryan Kirkwood) and the late night spinoff HOLLYOAKS IN THE CITY for E4, Series Producer/Writer Daran Little. Rob also continues to develop original projects for television and film. View Rob's full cv

 

Guy Slater | writer/director/producer

Guy's production of CYRANO ran at the Horseshoe Theatre, Basingstoke throughout February 2008.  Projects in development include: THE CEILING ROSE a novel about Cold War Russia, spies and derring do through the eyes of a child; SENOR HARRIS a stage play about a woman's search for her father in Cuba; and TWO CITIES a film with Roy Williams for BBC TV.

View Guy's full cv

 

Richard Stevens | writer

 

Richard’s second radio play THE SMALL BACK ROOM for BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Play slot was an adaptation of Nigel Balchin’s World War Two classic.  It was produced by Clive Brill for Pacificus Productions and starred Damian Lewis (April 2008).  His original radio play LEFT AT MARRAKECH will be going out on Radio 4’s Afternoon Theatre in August 2008, produced by Fiona McAlpine for Allegra Productions.  Richard also continues his successful writing partnership with Mike Chappell (q.v.). View Richard's full cv

 

George Tarry | writer

Pre-school animation work in the pipeline includes STORYTRAIN for 3 Line Media. George was also on the writing teams for EBB AND FLO and BOD for The Canning Factory/Five View George's full cv

 

 

Frances Tomelty | writer

Frances is working on her first novel ANOTHER SHADE OF GREY. She is also a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Story strand, most recently with SPARKS on Valentine's Day 2008. Frances' popular weekly lifestyle column ran in the Saturday edition of the Belfast Telegraph from January – September 2005 and she remains an occasional columnist for the paper. Her short film CORONATION DAY, a bird's eye view of Queen Elizabeth's coronation for a young Irish Catholic girl was made by Flying Fox Films for BBC Northern Ireland's NORTHERN LIGHTS strand, directed by Tony Knox. View Frances' full cv

 

Rose Tremain / writer

Many congratulation to Rose on her recent win of the Orange Broadband Prize 2008 for her latest novel THE ROAD HOME. This wonderful story is currently in development as a 90-minute television film for BBC TV, producer Lynn Horsford.  Rose's short story MOTH from the collection THE DARKNESS OF WALLIS SIMPSON (2005) has been adapted for film by François Ozon and is currently in post-production in France (French title RICKY).  Development work continues with LA-based producer Dan Lupovitz on movie adaptations of MUSIC AND SILENCE and THE WAY I FOUND HER; and also with Festival Films on a movie of THE COLOUR.  RESTORATION, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and filmed in 1995, is in development as a stage play with writer/director Francis Matthews and producer Katharine Dore. Rose's television adaptation of Balzac's EUGENIE GRANDET is in active development with Lime Pictures. View Rose's full cv

 

David Andrew Ward / Director

David is a double-Emmy Award winning director of drama and commercials, with a particular emphasis on comedy and character/performance-driven work. Drama includes SIXTY CUPS OF COFFEE a black comedy set in a Texas diner (Raygun Films, US, 2001) and THE FALL OF SHUG MCCRACKEN a 35mm short black comedy (Posh Pics/Raygun Films/Scottish Screen, 2002).  David’s most recent short film TUG shot in High-Def and written by Heather Dixon (Angelic Films/Screen South/UK Film Council, 2006), is a Gothic fairytale of revenge and rough justice set in a 19th century fishing community. Current full length feature film projects in development include: CYKOTINE STORM a medical thriller set in Bombay written by Simon Mayle, THE ROAD TO MARFA LIGHTS a hysterical, whirlwind road movie set in Texas with Raygun Films and NEW INSTRUCTION an outrageously black comedy in economy. www.davidwardfilms.co.uk > View David's full cv

 

Paul Walker | writer

Paul's controversial award-winning two-parter on the STARDUST disco fire (Merlin Films for RTE, Best Drama at the Irish Film & Television Awards 2007) was produced by Norman Siderow and directed by Cierán Donnelly. Television three-parter DO NO HARM is currently in development for ITV Productions. Paul recently re-joined the writing team on Parallel Films' long-running series for RTE THE CLINIC.  His popular site-specific play LADIES AND GENTS was a huge success in New York City for its North American premiere in March 2008, with Paul directing.  Plans are now underway for further productions in North America and elsewhere. View Paul's full cv

 

Karen Wallace | writer

Karen is a prolific writer for children across the age-range.  Her work spans fiction, non-fiction and television. She is currently on the writing team for Aardman Animation's pre-school series TIMMY. Karen's young adult novels for Simon and Schuster include the Lady Violet Winters Edwardian teen detective series, most recently THE DIAMOND TAKERS (April 2007). Karen's stories for early readers continue to raise the bar and include MONSTER MOUNTAIN an 8-book series about Thunderbelle the Dinosaur for Orchard Books (2007).

www.karenwallace.co.uk > View Karen's full cv

 

Estate of Richard Cooper

Richard wrote superb historical drama and action adventure for young people including adaptations e.g. CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST with Peter Tabern. A fine episode from his adult drama series SHADOW OF THE NOOSE (BBC, 1989), an 8-part dramatisation of the life of the famous Edwardian advocate Sir Edward Marshall Hall, was repeated as part of BBC4's THE BIRTH OF NOW Edwardian season (2007). Properties available for further development include DRUMMER BOY a junior-SHARPE set in the American Civil War.