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Who Killed Amy May? (episode 1 - first 10 pages) (TV drama)
When DC Jessica Eve and DS Matt Stevens investigate the murder of a schoolgirl, the suspects soon begin to mount up. But when both their past lives begin to seriously affect the investigation, are they really the best coppers for the job? Read script extract

Life, etc. (episode 1 - first 10 pages) (TV drama)
Drama about the residents of a small block of flats. Sparks fly when Kathy discovers her 15-year-old daughter, young mum Aimee, has turned to prostitution, rookie policewoman Lexi has to protect her drug dealing brother when he loses a consignment of pills, and the past catches up with Rachel when her young son's secret surrogate mother turns up, wanting to get to know the boy. Read script extract

Never Mind The Bollards (episode 1 - first 13 pages) (TV sitcom)
Sitcom revolving around the madcap exploits of a small-town taxi firm. A routine pick up of an elderly gentleman begins a chain reaction of chaos when he dies in the taxi.
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Trudy Madley Deeply (episode 1 - first 14 pages) (TV sitcom)
20-something Trudy Madley’s life is a mess. After walking out on her boyfriend Arnie for his constant infidelity, (and for giving her a rather nasty rash) she has no choice but to return to the family home. But a lot has happened since she's been away. Although still sharing the same house, her parents have separated, with her father dating a new teenage girlfriend. Read script extract

Occupied (first 14 pages) (Thriller screenplay)
Thriller screenplay based on my novel of the same name. Near-future England is in turmoil. The Government has fallen, the US Army has taken over control, and terrorist attacks against the Americans by English insurgents on their own soil are rife. Jonas Cain has kept his head down for so long, but when he is blamed for a London bombing, he is forced to reunite with his former militant group to clear his own name. Read script extract

Tube (episode 1 - first 10 pages) (TV drama)
Gritty drama about a suicide bombing in the London Underground, told in several non-linear, parallel timelines, exploring the back stories of a handful of people affected by the bombing, and featuring events leading up to and directly after the fateful train journey. Read script extract

Chat (episode 1 - first 8 pages) (2 part TV comedy-drama)
Two frumpy 20-somethings meet in an internet chatroom. Scared of rejection, they swap photos of their much better looking best friends. Then they get a chance to meet, but how are they going to get out of the problem that they’re both not who they say they are? And how do they tell their friends that they’ve got to pretend to be them? Read script extract

Existence (episode 1) (2 part radio comedy)      Listen to this episode
Surreal comedy about Tony Baloney, a lazy slacker who is pursued by Twoog of the Ethereal Collection Agency, a ghostly bailiff wishing to delete his very existence and replace him with a different Tony Baloney who could make something of his life. Read script

Lost And Found (Short film)
Short one page drama inspired by the August riots. Finalist in the London Screenwriters Festival 4 Nights In August one page script contest. Read script