Robert is an experienced writer and Executive Producer for television drama, comedy and young-adult/ children’s series. Robert is currently in production on the second season of his original horror-anthology drama series Creeped Out (with co-creator Bede Blake) for CBBC and DHX, which Robert is also Executive Producing. This comes off the back of the hit 13-part first season which launched in 2017 and Netflix have recently picked up the worldwide streaming rights. Robert is also currently developing an original drama series based on the book series The Red Harlequin by author Roberto Ricci, which Robert is attached to show-run.
Robert wrote the BBC3 docu-drama Is This Rape? Sex on Trial which was nominated for Best Original Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2017. Rob also writes regular episodes for BBC1’s Eastenders. Previously, Robert was a core-member of the writing team for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks from 2010-2014, clocking up a whopping 75 episodes over a five-year-period, as well as a 60-minute episode for the E4 spin-off series Hollyoaks Later.
| TV Writer (broadcast credits): | |
|---|---|
| Creeped Out Series 2 | CBBC / DHX / Netflix Original horror anthology series- 10 x 30 minute episodes Writer/Co-Creator/Executive Producer (Production: Summer 2018) |
| Is This Rape? Sex on Trial | BBC / BBC3 Documentary-drama looking at the point of view of both a rapist and rape victim (1 x 60 minute epsiode – writer of all scripted-drama scenes) Nominated for Best Original Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2017 |
| Creeped Out | CBBC / DHX / Netflix Original horror anthology series 13 x 30 minute minute episodes (TX 2017) Writer/Co-Creator/Executive Producer |
| Eastenders | BBC Drama / BBC1 Regular contributor for the long-running series (2016 – 2018) 7 x 30 minute episodes |
| Dixi | Kindle Entertainment / CBBC Drama Episodes for the fourth series of the interactive children’s drama series (2016) |
| Casualty | BBC Drama / BBC1 Episode for the prime-time medical drama series (2015) 1 x 60 minute episode |
| Hollyoaks | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Writer for the Channel 4 soap (2010-2014) 75 + episodes commissioned |
| Hollyoaks Later | Lime Pictures / E4 60-minute episode for the E4 spin-off series (2011) |
| Gigglebiz | CBBC / BBC1 Writer for the children’s comedy series 6 episodes across series one and two (2009-2011) |
| Freshers | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Writer for the online Hollyoaks spin-off – episodes 1, 2 & 6 (2010) |
| Kerwhizz | CBBC / BBC1 Episode for the children’s series (2008) |
| Nuzzle and Scratch | CBBC / BBC1 Episode for the children’s series (2008) |
| Original TV series (in development): | |
|---|---|
| The Red Harlequin | Pantomimus Media Writer & Co-creator of proposed drama series based on the book series by Roberto Ricci Pilot Script and Series Bible commissioned Producer: Lisa Hryniewicz Exec Producer: Rick Porras |
| Mumble Bay | Lime Pictures Original supernatural drama series – treatment commissioned |
| 666th Form | Proposed supernatural drama series (Spec script) |
| Short Film: | |
|---|---|
| Shark Hunt | Channel 4 Writer & Director of short film for the 24-hour Film Challenge (Runner-up and Jury’s Favourite) Screened at Cannes Film Festival, ICA and Shaftesbury Avenue Cineworld |