THE WIDOW BARNABY TRILOGY (Valerie Hoskins Associates)
Pilot for original series based on the novel by Frances Milton Trollope
THE LEVELS (The Forge)
Pilot for original series
BUTLERS (ITV Studios)
Pilot for an original series.
THE ROBINSONS (Two Cities/ITV)
60′ Pilot
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Slim Productions) 2021
8 episodes. Co-creator/EP/Showrunner
CIRCUS (Urban Myth)
Pilot for an original series
CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES (New Pictures)
Pilot for a series based on the novels by Penelope Farmer
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD (BBC) 2016
Creator and Writer 6 x 60′ Series
MOONFLEET (Company Pictures/Sky) 2013
2 x 60′. Based on the novel by J Meade Falkner
Starring Ray Winstone
WILD AT HEART SPECIAL (Company Television Ltd/ITV1) 2012
Creator and Writer. 1 x 60′ (of 2 eps)
ETERNAL LAW (Kudos Film and Television Ltd/ITV) 2012
6 x 60′
CASE HISTORIES (Ruby Films / Monastic Productions for BBC) 2011
Series based on novels by Kate Atkinson
THE OAK (ABC / Monastic Productions for BBC Worldwide) 2010
Original pilot
THE NUTSHELL STUDIES (Ruby Films / Monastic Productions) 2010
Feature screenplay based on life of Frances Glessner
ASHES TO ASHES Series I, II, III (Kudos/BBC1) 2008 – 2010
Co-creator and writer. 8 x 60’
With Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes
Nominated: Best TV Drama Series, Writers Guild Awards 2010 (Series III)
Nominated: Best TV Drama Series, Writers Guild Awards 2008
BONEKICKERS (Mammoth Screen / Monastic Productions for BBC1) 2007 – 2008
Co-creator and writer. 6 x 60′
With Adrian Lester and Hugh Bonneville
WILD AT HEART Series I, II, III, IV, V & VI (Company Pictures for ITV1) 2006 – 2011
Creator and writer. 6 x 60’
With Stephen Tompkinson and Amanda Holden
Nominated: Monte Carlo Nymphe D’Or Award
LIFE ON MARS Series I & II (Kudos) 2006
Co-creator and writer
Kudos for Ch 4 (Series 1)
Kudos for BBC1 (Series 2)
With John Simm and Philip Glenister
Nominated: BAFTA for Best Drama Series 2008
Winner: BAFTA Pioneer Audience Award for Best Drama 2007
Nominated: 3 BAFTA awards 2007
Winner: BANFF Award for Best Continuing Series 2006
Winner: Broadcasting Press Guild Best Drama Series Award 2007
Winner: Broadcasting Press Guild Writer’s Award 2007
Winner: International Emmy for Best Drama Series 2007
Winner: Edgar Allen Poe Award Best Drama Series 2007
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE (Ecosse Films for ITV) 2005
Single film adaptation of Thomas Hardy novel
Director: Nick Laughlin
With Keeley Hawes and Steve Pemberton
TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS (Company Pictures for ITV) 2005
Single film adaptation of Dickens novel
Director: David Moore
With Stephen Fry
HUSTLE (Kudos for BBC) 2004
Episode for BBC series
EUSTACE BROTHERS (BBC) 2003
Creator and writer of series
THE NATIVES (BBC Scotland) 2003
Feature film
CRAZYHORSE (Tiger Aspect) 2002-3
Original feature film
PARADISE HEIGHTS (BBC) 2002
Creator and writer of series
Exec Producers: Simon Lewis and Sue Hogg
With Ralf Little, Neil Morrissey and Pam Ferris
DOWN TO EARTH Series I & II (Whistling Gypsy Productions for BBC) 2000-1
Creator and writer
With Pauline Quirke and Warren Clarke
BOOTY (Company Pictures for BBC) 2000
Feature Film – rewrite
ANCHOR ME (Granada) 2000
3-part serial
Producer: Sita Williams
Director: Patrick Lau
LIFE SUPPORT (BBC Scotland) 1997-8
Creator and writer
Three episodes and Bible
WHERE THE HEART IS (United for ITV) 1997-2000
Creator and writer
With Denise van Outen, Sarah Lancashire and Leslie Ash
SILENT WITNESS (BBC) 1996
Four episodes for Series I
CASUALTY (BBC) 1994-5
Several episodes
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (BBC) 1994
Commissioned from BFI
Screenplay
EASTENDERS (BBC) 1991-4
Several episodes
THE PERFECT WAVE (BBC) 1990
Commissioned to develop and write 1 x 90′ film
Producer: Martin Thompson
WATER’S EDGE 1988
16mm film
Director: Suri Krishnamma
Screened on BBC 2 1990
Winner: Gold Award, Best Fiction Film at Bilbao Film Festival 1988
Nominated: BAFTA for Best Short Film 1989
Second Prize Student Short Film Award, Edinburgh Film Festival 1989
Winner: Basque Television Award 1988
Winner: Prix du Public award, Angers Film Festival 1989
Winner: Best Foreign Film, Budapest Student Film Festival 1989
Winner: Silver Hugo, Chicago Film Festival 1989
WHITE ELEPHANT 1984
Feature film, co-written with director and producer Werner Grusch
With Peter Firth
Shown at the Edinburgh, London and Chicago Film Festivals