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IN DEVELOPMENT
Writer - a stage version of my satirical TV comedy drama entitled IN DEVELOPMENT, about a fictional NGO in a developing country, will debut in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 2nd December 2023 (director: Chas Hamilton)
WAG IT
Writer/creator - a high-concept scripted comedy TV entertainment format, currently at pitch deck stage and about to go out to investors
THE DEVIL'S PROMISE
Lead Writer/Storyliner - 6 x 50 min TV supernatural thriller series created by Tony Jordan (Red Planet Pictures) for MBC, Dubai - TX September 2022 on Shahid (director: Colin Teague)
THE CUCKOO BIRD
Script editor - half-hour Deaf language film for British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust/Film 4.(writer/director: Kerena Marchant)
MULTIPLE JEOPARDY
A 60 minute documentary
A MINVER FILMS & CHOCOLATE FILMS CO-PRODUCTION.
Co-producer/writer/interviewer
This powerful film explores what went wrong in the case of Dr Sridharan Suresh, a highly respected consultant anaesthetist with an exemplary track record who, in 2018, was accused of inappropriately touching a young female patient shortly after she had undergone a dental procedure. Mistakes made in the handling of this case - by the NHS Trust, the police, social services and the GMC - led to an avoidable tragedy when Dr Suresh took his own life.
Doctors under investigation by the GMC have a 17% higher risk of suicide than the general population. What could be done to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future...?
INAPPROPRIATE PRACTICE
Writer. This whistleblower feature film script for Back to Front Films was inspired by the #MeToo-movement and features three strong female leads. It has scored 9.8/10 on the WeScreenplay professional coverage site and has been picked up by Nadine Luque (Golden Arrow Entertainment)
ORIGINAL PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
Original TV drama series: TINDERBOX and BOOMERANG - at pilot script stage and in various stages of development. Please see links at the bottom of this page...
CLIENT PROJECTS
I have been working with BBC Media Action's inspiring, creative Libyan team in Tunisia, developing the concept, characters and stories for CARE CENTRE - a medical TV drama series for Libya.
TUTOR/MENTOR 2018 - 2023
Since 2019 I have been running regular events for writers, in a room above a pub in central London (or online during lockdown). These take the form of an informal chat with an invited guest writer, producer, director or agent and include pitching sessions, where three emerging writers in the audience deliver pre-prepared pitches for their projects in 90 seconds (elevator pitch-style) to a panel of professionals and get instant feedback.
WRITING FOR BBC SERIES
I've written 29 episodes of EASTENDERS, 5 episodes of DOCTORS and 2 episodes of HOLBY CITY to date.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Writer - a stage version of my satirical TV comedy drama entitled IN DEVELOPMENT, about a fictional NGO in a developing country, will debut in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 2nd December 2023 (director: Chas Hamilton)
WAG IT
Writer/creator - a high-concept scripted comedy TV entertainment format, currently at pitch deck stage and about to go out to investors
THE DEVIL'S PROMISE
Lead Writer/Storyliner - 6 x 50 min TV supernatural thriller series created by Tony Jordan (Red Planet Pictures) for MBC, Dubai - TX September 2022 on Shahid (director: Colin Teague)
THE CUCKOO BIRD
Script editor - half-hour Deaf language film for British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust/Film 4.(writer/director: Kerena Marchant)
MULTIPLE JEOPARDY
A 60 minute documentary
A MINVER FILMS & CHOCOLATE FILMS CO-PRODUCTION.
Co-producer/writer/interviewer
This powerful film explores what went wrong in the case of Dr Sridharan Suresh, a highly respected consultant anaesthetist with an exemplary track record who, in 2018, was accused of inappropriately touching a young female patient shortly after she had undergone a dental procedure. Mistakes made in the handling of this case - by the NHS Trust, the police, social services and the GMC - led to an avoidable tragedy when Dr Suresh took his own life.
Doctors under investigation by the GMC have a 17% higher risk of suicide than the general population. What could be done to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future...?
INAPPROPRIATE PRACTICE
Writer. This whistleblower feature film script for Back to Front Films was inspired by the #MeToo-movement and features three strong female leads. It has scored 9.8/10 on the WeScreenplay professional coverage site and has been picked up by Nadine Luque (Golden Arrow Entertainment)
ORIGINAL PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
Original TV drama series: TINDERBOX and BOOMERANG - at pilot script stage and in various stages of development. Please see links at the bottom of this page...
CLIENT PROJECTS
I have been working with BBC Media Action's inspiring, creative Libyan team in Tunisia, developing the concept, characters and stories for CARE CENTRE - a medical TV drama series for Libya.
TUTOR/MENTOR 2018 - 2023
- Module Leader - TV Writing for BA Screenwriting students at the Central Film School in London
- Mentor for BA & MA students at Raindance
- Script Consultancy for Euroscript
- Bite-Size and one-day Workshops for BECTU
- Tutor - 4-day WRITERS' ROOM SUMMER SCHOOL, two-day courses in WRITING FOR EXISTING TV DRAMA SERIES and an online PLAN YOUR TV DRAMA PILOT course for Euroscript.
- Mentor - Screen Northants
Since 2019 I have been running regular events for writers, in a room above a pub in central London (or online during lockdown). These take the form of an informal chat with an invited guest writer, producer, director or agent and include pitching sessions, where three emerging writers in the audience deliver pre-prepared pitches for their projects in 90 seconds (elevator pitch-style) to a panel of professionals and get instant feedback.
WRITING FOR BBC SERIES
I've written 29 episodes of EASTENDERS, 5 episodes of DOCTORS and 2 episodes of HOLBY CITY to date.
