Paul took a Master’s Degree in Scriptwriting from the Northern School of Film and Television in 1995. Prior to this, a number of his short stories and plays were published by the Playwright’s Publishing Company and Pulp Faction.
He is currently in development with Rachel Smith on their political thriller Family Of Spies and writing a Fantasy Horror Yorkshire Western called The Othering.
Television: Original Material
RED ELECTION (Mopar/Subotica/Viapplay/A&E)
DIRTY MEDICINE (PGMTV)
THE CLUB (Lupa Films)
LUDLOW HOUSE (Fox Television Studios)
CASINO (ITV Studios)
ST JUDES (Lime Pictures) 2007/2008
LOVES LIES BLEEDING (ITV) 2006
A 2-part thriller starring Martin Kemp and Hugo Speer
APOCALYPSE WHENEVER (BBC)
Comedy drama
MATRON (Carlton)
Comedy/drama
FIRST WE’LL TAKE LONDON (Absolutely/Carlton)
Comedy/drama
D I DIAMOND by Peter Lovesey (United Television)
60” pilot
LESSONS IN LOSS (for BBC Director Debut Season)
Series Credits
EMMERDALE (ITV) 2011 – 2018
CASUALTY (BBC) 2011
HOLLYOAKS (Lime Pictures / C4) 2006- 2011
HOLBY CITY (BBC) 2003 – 2007
EASTENDERS (BBC) 2004 – 2005
PEAK PRACTICE (ITV) 2001-2002
BALLYKISSANGEL (BBC N. Ireland) 1999
EMMERDALE (YTV) 1997 – 1998
WHERE THE HEART IS 1997
DREAM TEAM (BSkyB) 1997
Film
THE WATERPROOF BIBLE 2017
Adaptation of Andrew Kaufman’s novel written with Andrew Kirk
THE AUDITION 1996
Award winning 3 minute short film, Dir. Naomi Vera-Sanso
PHONE-O-PHOBIA 1995
Short film (based on Paul’s award winning short story)
Dir. Naomi Vera-Sanzo
THE MAGICIAN
Short Film, dir. Collette Cullen
A PRAYER FOR THE NEW HOUDINI (for dir. Andy Shelley)
Theatre
FALSE PROPHET (Part Of JB Shorts – Joshua Brooke Theatre) 2016
THE BONES OF YOU (Part Of Hebden Shorts – Little Theatre, Hebden Bridge) 2011
SYSTEM RESTORE (Part Of Hebden Shorts – Little Theatre, Hebden Bridge) 2010
MONKEY SEE (Theatre In The Mill) 2001
TARNISHED REFLECTION (University of East Anglia) 1997
DOWN IN ONE (National Tour – Commissioned by Young Farmer’s Association) 2000
THE RUG ARENA (Bradford Playhouse) 1995
Radio
THE WAR AFTER THE WAR (BBC Radio 4) 2022