Scott is an exciting young writer for film and television drama; Scott was named a Broadcast Hotshot in 2014 and has several original drama series in formal development with Company Pictures, Hartswood Films, Bentley Productions and Slim Film & Television. Scott is also currently adapting the bestselling children’s novel Nickolai of the North as a live-action family-feature film for Gatehouse Entertainment. He also writes regular episodes for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, and for children’s drama, he has written for CBBC fantasy-drama series Rocket’s Island and across two seasons of Disney teen comedy-drama The Lodge.
Scott first started writing as part of his BA honours degree in Scriptwriting for Film and Television at Bournemouth University. During his studies, Scott co-created the children’s fantasy-adventure series Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt with co-writer Sophie Petzal, which had a 10 episode run on Fun Kids Radio, which was then re-commissioned for a second and third series. Scott was then one of 8 writers selected for the annual CBBC Interactive Drama residential in 2013. He is also a regular contributor to several theatre comedy troupes.
| Television drama (broadcast): | |
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| The Lodge | The Foundation / Disney UK Writer for both the first and second series of the teen musical-comedy-drama (2015-2016) (3 x 30 minute episodes – and story conferences) |
| Hollyoaks | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Core writer for the Channel 4 soap (2014 – 2016) (14 x 30 minute episodes commissioned – and story conferences) |
| Rocket’s Island | Lime Pictures / CBBC Writer for the third series of the children’s fantasy-drama (2015) (1 x 30 minute episode – and story conferences) |
| Feature film (in development): | |
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| Nickolai of the North | Gatehouse Entertainment Live-action family-feature film adaptation of the bestselling children’s novel by Lucy Daniel Raby |
| Original television drama series (in development) | |
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| Curfew | Company Pictures Teen dystopian series – under option |
| The Wiccan | Slim Film & Television Teen-supernatural drama series set in modern day Scotland – under option |
| Crooks | Bentley Productions Crime serial about a team of reformed prisoners working at a motorway service station – treatment commissioned |
| Doppelgangers | Slim Film & Television Drama series about a working-class family who discover they have exact doppelgangers |
| Piper’s Emporium | Television adaptation of the original children’s fantasy-adventure radio series Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt Co-written/created with Mog McIntyre, Sophie Petzal & Aaron Ferguson |
| Two Little Vampires | Original children’s drama television pilot spec Shortlisted for the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Screenwriting Award Shortlisted for the BBC Writersroom ‘Heartlands’ Competition |
| Paracorp | My Daddy’s Company Fantasy-thriller television pilot spec Winner of the Alan Plater Screenwriting Prize |
| The Hunters | Original supernatural series pilot about a teenager who discovers there may be more to his brother’s death than meets the eye when his council estate becomes under threat from a group of vampires… (Spec script) |
| Radio: | |
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| Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt | Fun Kids DAB Radio & Online Co-Creator/Writer/Script Editor of this children’s fantasy-adventure series Series 1: Wrote 10 episodes of a 10x3min series Series 2: Wrote 4 episodes of a 10x4min series |
| The Unprofessionals | Bournemouth Internet Radio Station / Nerve FM Creator/Head Writer/Script Editor of an open-submission sketch show Head Writer for Series 1 (3x30mins) Second series broadcast, third series in pre-production |
| Theatre: | |
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| Is He a Bit Simon Jay? | Co-writer of the one-man-play starring Simon Jay – showcased at The Young Vic Freshworks Evening and The Soho Theatre and Etcetera Theatre London and then touring, culminating in a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 |
| Man Feelings | Contributing sketch writer to the comedy play starring double act James Cottle & Kevin Kennedy Show performed at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2012 Previews at The Winchester, Bournemouth |
| Not the Adventures of Moleman | Contributing writer to a comedy sketch show performed at the Camden Fringe/Buxton Fringe Show performed at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2012 |
| Cause Celebre | The Poole Lighthouse Theatre Contributing writer to spoof pantomime production |
| Professional training: | |
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| CBBC Interactive Drama Residential | Selected for the week-long intensive development training week which included interactive drama workshops and developing pitches to pitch directly to Cheryl Taylor, controller of CBBC (2013) |
| Bournemouth University | BA Honours in Scriptwriting for Film and Television (2011) Awarded 1st Class Honours |
| Nerve TV | Station Manager for the university channel, where responsibilities included commissioning new content for broadcast and managing a team of over thirty contributors |
| Awards: | |
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| Broadcast Hotshot (2014) | |
| Winner of the Alan Plater Screenwriting Prize (2012) | |
| 3 SUBU (Student Union) Awards for ‘Innovation’ ‘Outstanding Contribution’ and ‘Dedication’ to Nerve TV. |