Robert is an experienced writer and Executive Producer for television drama and young-adult/ children’s series. Robert is 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. Robert 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. For children’s and young-adult, Robert was lead-writer and Executive Producer across two seasons of his original horror-anthology drama series Creeped Out (with co-creator Bede Blake) for CBBC and DHX, and Netflix have picked up the worldwide streaming rights.
| TV Writer (broadcast credits): | |
|---|---|
| Strikeback Series 8 | Left Bank Pictures / Sky / HBO In the writers’ room for season 8 of the prime-time action-drama series |
| 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 |
| Eastenders | BBC Drama / BBC1 Regular contributor for the long-running series (2016 – 2018) 7 x 30 minute episodes |
| Creeped Out | CBBC / DHX / Netflix Original horror anthology series 13 x 30 minute minute episodes (TX 2017) Writer/Co-Creator/Executive Producer |
| 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 |
| Freaked | Chrysalis TV Original supernatural drama series |
| Mumble Bay | Lime Pictures Original supernatural drama series – treatment commissioned |
| 666th Form | Proposed supernatural drama series (Spec script) |
| Short Film: | |
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| 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 |