Sophie Petzal

Writer

Agent

Emily Hickman
  • +44 207 908 0977

Sophie’s original TV series BLOOD, starring Adrian Dunbar, transmitted on Virgin Media One in Ireland, Channel 5 in the UK and Acorn in the US. Sophie wrote and was executive producer across both Series 1 and 2 and won a WGGB Award.

Sophie was selected as a One to Watch at Edinburgh International Television Festival 2014. She was one of 2013’s Broadcast Hotshots and was the recipient of the Peter Ustinov Scriptwriting Prize in 2012 (original television script SANCTIONED), which was presented to her at the International Emmy World Television Festival in New York. Sophie was a BBC Production Trainee for 18 months from 2011. In 2010, Sophie was joint winner of the BBC Writers’ Room All Mixed Up sitcom competition with THE GOD COMMITTEE. She is currently developing her own projects with West Road, Drama Republic, ITV, Mam Tor, and Quay Street.

TV Credits:
HOLLINGTON DRIVE Series 1
4 x 60’ episodes
West Road Pictures/ITV

BLOOD Series 2, 2020
6 X 60’ episodes
Company Pictures, Virgin Media One, Acorn TV, Channel 5
**** – The Guardian – “Blood is a smart, gripping saga that credits its audience with intelligence, and it deserves to have viewers hooked.”

BLOOD Series 1, 2018
6 X 60’ episodes
Company Pictures, Virgin Media One, Acorn TV, Channel 5
WGGB Award Winner: Best Long Form TV Drama

THE LAST KINGDOM Series 3
1 X 60’ episode
Carnival /BBC/Netflix

RIVIERA Series 1, 2017
1 X 60’ episode

THE LAST KINGDOM Series 2, 2017
1 X 60’ episode
Carnival /BBC/Netflix

MEDICI Series 1, 2016
1 X 60’ episode
Big Light/Lux Vide for RAI

WOLFBLOOD Series 3 & 4, 2014 – 2016
4 x 30’ episodes
CBBC

DANGER MOUSE Series 1, 2016
1 X 11’ episode
CBBC

JEKYLL & HYDE 2015
1 X 60’ episode
ITV

THE DUMPING GROUND Series 3, 2015
1 X 30’ episode
CBBC

HETTY FEATHER Series 1, 2015
2 X 30’ episodes
CBBC

RED ROCK 2015
2 X 30’ episodes
Company Pictures/Element Pictures/ Virgin Media One

 

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