Anna McCleery is an award-winning writer for television. She created the ground-breaking series A KIND OF SPARK for CBBC and BYU (adapted from the beloved novel by Elle McNicoll). The second season will launch in April 2024 and the show recently won the Royal Television Society and Broadcast awards for Best Children’s Programme.

Anna also created, wrote and executive produced the double Emmy winning series FREE REIN for Netflix, with Vicki Lutas. The show ran to three seasons with two film-length specials and has a passionate global following. For her work on FREE REIN, Anna also won Best Children’s Episode for “Bob” (S2 Ep7) at the Writer’s Guild Awards and Best New Series at the Kidscreen Awards.

She has projects in development with multiple production companies.

Praise for A KIND OF SPARK:

“An intriguing thematic hook combined with truly great storytelling” Royal Television Society

“Cool, fun and powerful” – The Guardian

“Bursting with charm and intelligence” – The Telegraph

“Enriching and revealing” – The Daily Mail

“Groundbreaking in its portrayal of autistic women” – Digital Spy

 

In Development:

THE LADY GRACE MYSTERIES (Coolabi)

GIRL + (Kindle Entertainment)

REBEL GIRLS (Rebel Girls Ltd)

 

On Screen:

A KIND OF SPARK (CBBC / BYU)
(Creator / Writer)

SILVERPOINT (CBBC / Zodiak)
(Writer)

ZERO CHILL (Netflix / Lime Pictures)
(Writer)

FREE REIN (Netflix / Lime Pictures)
(Co-creator, writer)

SECRET LIFE OF BOYS (Zodiac Kids Studio / CBBC)
(Writer)

HOLLYOAKS (Channel 4)
(Writer)

THE CUT (BBC)
(Writer)