Yaz & Haz

Yacein and Haroun Al-Shaater are an anglo-Egyptian writing and directing duo. Having lived all over Europe, the brothers have been … more →

Sallie Aprahamian

Sallie Aprahamian has been directing television for close to three decades. Sallie recently directed two episodes of Silent Witness S28 … more →

Indra Bhose

Indra Bhose was born in Scotland, brought up in India and then moved to exotic Hertfordshire. And he’s not remotely … more →

Helen Black

Helen was born and raised in Pontefract West Yorkshire. She ignored everyone’s advice, studied law at Hull University and practised … more →

Piers Black

Piers Black is a writer and director, and Artistic Director of award-winning Ransack Theatre. His play My Dad Hunts Bears … more →

Mark Brotherhood

Mark Brotherhood’s first original 6×60’ series, Ludwig (BBC1/Big Talk), starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, aired in 2024. Ludwig … more →

Tom Connolly

Tom is a novelist and screenwriter. His debut literary novel, The Spider Truces was a Financial Times Book of the Year, shortlisted … more →

Ciara Conway

Ciara is a versatile BAFTA Scotland-nominated screenwriter, specialising in emotional family drama and issue-based stories. A story-lining veteran, Ciara spent … more →

Hugh Costello

Hugh Costello’s screen dramas include the Emmy-nominated HBO movie Bernard and Doris, starring Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon and directed … more →

Peter Cox

Peter is perhaps best known as the writer of 227 episodes of the acclaimed Channel 4 drama serial, Brookside, between … more →

Tessa Gibbs

Tessa started her career in film and television as a receptionist at film distribution company Enterprise Pictures before moving to … more →

Helen Greaves

Helen is currently writing an original feature screenplay for producer John Giwa Amu called The Clink. Helen Greaves studied Drama at Manchester … more →

Stephen Greenhorn

Stephen Greenhorn has been a professional dramatist for theatre, radio and television since 1989. His plays have been produced by … more →

Lucy Guy

Lucy’s background is in TV production, where she worked in development and as a script editor. Now she’s a writer, … more →

Patrick Harkins

Patrick started out as a propman working on the films of Danny Boyle, Terence Davies, Derek Jarman and Bill Forsyth … more →

Nancy Harris

Nancy Harris is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter from Dublin. Nancy is the creator and writer of the IFTA and … more →

Tajinder Singh Hayer

Tajinder Singh Hayer was born in Bradford in 1980. He grew up there, but is now based in Walsall and lectures … more →

Alison Hume

Currently, Alison is the Labour MP for Scarborough and Whitby. Alison has been developing a six-part drama, Mrs Raffles, based on Rosie Milne’s … more →

Julia Kent

Julia is an award-winning writer, working across sitcom, sketch and comedy drama. She is currently lead writer on comedy-adventure series … more →

Jonny Kurzman

Since he could hold a pencil Jonny drew comics and he didn’t stop until he went to art college to … more →

Andrea Levy

Andrea sadly died in February 2019. Andrea Levy was a Londoner, who not only lived and worked in the city … more →

Cara Loftus

Cara Loftus is an IFTA nominated Irish screenwriter who has been listed as One to Watch in The Irish Times … more →

Colin MacDonald

Colin MacDonald’s most recent radio play was five-part drama-documentary Pretender Prince, BBC Radio 4. Narrated by Jack Lowden, the series … more →

Jon Macqueen

Jon is a writer and producer from London who now lives in Norwich. As a producer, Jon has made programmes … more →

Roy Mitchell

Roy writes for television, film and theatre. Roy co-created New Tricks which ran on BBC1 for 12 series. Gina Cronk produced … more →

Deborah Moggach

Deborah Moggach has written 20 novels and many screenplays. Her most recent novel, The Black Dress was published on 22 July 2021 … more →

John Morton

John is an actor, writer and filmmaker. John is the creator and writer of the TV series Dead Still, for which he … more →

Liberty Mosse

Liberty wrote her first script in 2020 at the age of 39. It was inspired by Nora Ephron’s semi-autobiographical novel … more →

Dan Muirden

Dan recently completed the script for a feature film The Tankman, inspired by Ken Small’s book The Forgotten Dead. Over … more →

Jan Needle

Jan sadly died in October 2023. Jan had written widely across all fields from television to children’s theatre to literary … more →

Jonathan Neil

So far, Jonathan’s work has earned him recognition as a Broadcast Hot Shot, a place on the BBC TV Drama … more →

Eva O’Connor

Eva O’Connor is an award-winning Irish writer and performer based in London. Chicken, co-written with and directed by long-time collaborator … more →

Jonny O’Neill

Jonny was born, raised, educated and is a proud product of the East End of London. Having enjoyed himself for … more →

Mark Oswin

Mark Oswin has written on a number CBBC shows including So Awkward, Still So Awkward, So Awkward Academy, Lagging, 4 O’Clock … more →

Tom Parkinson

Tom has been a writer/director of Animation for the past 10 years, working predominantly for Aardman Animations in Bristol, and … more →

Nick Perry

Nick Perry’s first play Arrivederci Millwall won the 1986 Samuel Beckett Award and a film adaptation was broadcast on BBC2 in 1990. … more →

Nathaniel Price

Nathaniel is a writer for film, television, theatre and radio. Nathaniel’s eight-part adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Mr Loverman for Fable Pictures/BBC, … more →

Emma Pritchard

Emma is a playwright and screenwriter from Dorset. Original television projects in development include Starfields, pilot script commissioned by New … more →

Jane Prowse

Jane is a writer and director working in TV and theatre. Jane co-wrote and directed Up On The Roof. The … more →

Frank Rickarby

Born in Liverpool and now living in Brighton, it was Frank’s interest in history that led him into research work … more →

Abigail Rolling

Abigail has been chained to a radiator in her local Magistrates’ Court for almost thirty years, now working freelance as … more →

Hildegard Ryan

Writer and director, Hildegard graduated from the Central Film School with a distinction in Practical Filmmaking. Her graduation film “The 25th … more →

Joe Sellman-Leava

Joe grew up in Devon, southwest England. He studied drama at the University of Exeter, where he co-founded Worklight Theatre. … more →

Matt Sinclair

In 1977 Matt’s mum and dad took him to see Star Wars at the Empire Leicester Square and his tiny … more →

Meera Syal

Meera Syal is a writer, novelist and performer best known for her screenplay for the film Bhaji on the Beach (nominated for … more →

Delyth Thomas

Delyth directed Episode 5 for the 14th series of Call The Midwife for Neal Street/BBC and recently returned to direct … more →

Brian Trueman

Brian sadly died in September 2024. Brian Trueman came to ‘show-biz’ early but late to writing. After a confusing career … more →

Adam Usden

Adam Usden is an award-winning writer from Manchester, based in London and Los Angeles. Adam is currently writing the third series of Almonds … more →

Damian Wayling

Damian turned to scriptwriting after a career as a graphic designer and was BAFTA-nominated for his first produced script. Damian’s … more →

Orlando Wells

Orlando Wells is an actor and playwright. His artist credits include This House (Tour and West End), The History Boys (UK Tour and West … more →

Dan Zeff

Dan is a writer and director based in London. His work has won three BAFTAs and has seven BAFTA and … more →