Grace read Medicine at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and worked as a consultant psychiatrist in Camden and Islington before switching to screenwriting full time. Grace was selected as the first ever Writer’s Apprentice for Carnival Film & Television and she was also selected for the 4Screenwriting 2017 scheme. In March 2017 Grace was included on the BBC’s New Talent Hotlist. She was selected for the BAFTA Elevate talent scheme for writers in 2018 and has since spoken at a number of events on behalf of BAFTA’s Learning and New Talent Team. Grace is currently working on a number of script commissions with Rabbit Track, Gaumont, Carnival and Tiger Aspect.
MALPRACTICE, Grace’s first original drama series, aired on ITV/ITVX in April 2023. The 5 part thriller, directed by Boiling Point’s Phil Barantini, starred Niamh Algar as Dr. Lucinda Edwards.
Praise for MALPRACTICE
‘Intricately plotted and beautifully, leanly written by Grace Ofori-Attah’– THE GUARDIAN ★★★★
‘A fast-paced, multi-layered and, praise be, believable thriller’ – THE TIMES ★★★★
‘ITV1’s medical thriller is worth making an appointment with’ – THE TELEGRAPH ★★★★
Current TV Projects
PLAYING NICE – Series Adaptation (Rabbit Track/StudioCanal/BBC)
THE GIFT – Series Adaptation (Gaumont/BBC Scotland)
AGATHA – Original Series (Carnival Films)
THE COUNCILMAN – Changed Format Adaptation (Tiger Aspect)
LARGER THAN LIFE – Script Commission (Duck Soup/ITV)
THE VILLAGE – Treatment and Script Commission (STX Entertainment)
TV Credits
MALPRACTICE (ITV/ITVX – 2023)
5-art Original Drama Series (World Productions/ITV)
Directed by Phil Barantini
Starring Niamh Algar
IN THE LONG RUN – SERIES 3 (Sky One – 2020)
Comedy drama set in the 1980s created by Idris Elba
(Green Door Pictures/Sprout Pictures)
Writer 2 x 30’ episodes; Story supervisor 6 x 30’
GRACE UNDER PRESSURE (URBAN MYTHS Sky Arts – 2019)
2LE Media
IN THE LONG RUN – SERIES 2 (Sky One – 2019)
(Green Door Pictures/Sprout Pictures)
Writer 1 x 30’ episodes; Story supervisor 6 x 30’
IN THE LONG RUN – SERIES 1 (Sky One – 2018)
(Green Door Pictures/Sprout Pictures)
Writer on 6 x 30’ episodes
JAMESTOWN – SERIES 2 (Sky One – 2017)
(Carnival Films)
Writer’s Apprentice
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