Stuart Drennan

About Stuart Drennan

Writer of 2018’s award-winning feature film THE DIG, Stuart has also written and produced award winning short films and television dramas, including Brit Box and BBC’s HOPE STREET and BBC/RTE’s 6 DEGREES. 

Stuart was nominated for BIFA’s 2018 Discovery Award and also the Writer’s Guild of Ireland ‘Best Feature Film Screenplay’ in 2019. He won ‘Best Screenplay’ at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2019.

Stuart’s next feature projects NO MAN’S LAND (dir: Hong Khaou, MR LOVERMAN) and CHARGER (dir: Bjorn Runge, THE WIFE) plan to go into production in 2027. He also is in development for television projects with Motive Pictures, Deadpan Pictures, ShinAwiL Productions, LongStory TV and Old Hall Films (alongside ZDF).

In Development

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • NO MAN'S LAND
    • Screen Ireland, Vico Films, Betes Sausage & A Private View
    • Feature film | Screenwriter
    • CHARGER
    • Northern Ireland Screen and Innate Films
    • Feature film | Screenwriter
    • THE HOLLOW
    • Motive Pictures
    • Television Drama | Creator and Writer
    • MY HUSBAND'S WIFE
    • Boilermaker Entertainment
    • Television adaptation of the Best Selling Novel by Jane Corry | Creator and Writer
    • LOLLIPOP
    • Dead Pan Pictures
    • Television crime caper | Creator & Lead Writer
    • NICK
    • Boilermaker Entertainment
    • Feature film | Screenwriter
    • BLACK PILL
    • Eiru Films and Screen Ireland
    • Feature film | Screenwriter
    • THE PACKAGE
    • Screen Ireland and EZ Films
    • Feature film | Screenwriter
    • LITTLE PHEASANT
    • Screen Ireland and Sleeper Films
    • Feature film | Screenwriter
    • LEADERS OF MEN
    • Tile Media, Northern Ireland Screen and ZDF Studios
    • Television Drama | Co-Creator, Lead Writer, Exec Producer
    • THE PEREGRINO
    • Shinawil
    • Television Drama | Creator & Lead Writer

TV

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • HOPE STREET
    • Long Story TV/BBC/Britbox
    • Series 1-4, 2021-2025 | Writer (9 Episodes)
    • HOLLYOAKS
    • Lime Pictures/Channel 4
    • 2012-2013 | Writer (8 Episodes)
    • 6 DEGREES
    • Stirling Television/BBC NI
    • 2012 | Writer (1 episode), Script Editor (6 Episodes) and Storyline Writer (6 Episodes)
    • SEACHT
    • Stirling Television/TG4/BBC NI/ILBF
    • 2008-2010, Series 2, 3 & 4 | Writer (2 Episodes), Storyline Writer (26 Episodes) and Script Editor (16 Episodes)
    • MARÙ
    • Stirling Television/TG4/ILBF
    • 2008-2010, Series 3, 4 & 5 | Writer (4 Episodes)

Film

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • THE DIG
    • Out of Orbit in association with Wolfhound Media. Funded by Northern Ireland Screen and Yellow Moon
    • 2018 | Screenwriter

Audio

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • DEAD HAND
    • BBC Radio 4 & BBC Radio Ulster
    • 2022 | Writer & Creator (10 Episodes)