Scott is a screenwriter for film and television drama and was named a Broadcast Hotshot in 2014. Scott has written across several seasons of the hit young-adult drama series Worst Witch for CBBC/Netflix, based on the books by Jill Murphy, and the British-New Zealand YA series Mystic for TVNZ, the Seven Network & CBBC. Scott also has several original TV drama series in development with Hat Trick Drama and Lime Pictures.
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. He went on to regular episodes for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, and for children’s drama, he has written for CBBC fantasy-drama series Rocket’s Island, across two seasons of Disney teen comedy-drama The Lodge, and currently The Dumping Ground for CBBC Drama.
| Television drama (broadcast): | |
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| Mystic | Slim Film & Television / CBBC / TVNZ / The Seven Network Writer for the children’s drama series based on the book series ‘Pony Club Secrets’ (2020) (1 x 30 minute episode – and story conferences) |
| The Dumping Ground – Season 9 | CBBC Drama Writer for the returning children’s drama series (2020) (1 x 30 minute episode) |
| Worst Witch – Series 4 | CBBC / Netflix Returning writer for season 4 of the hit supernatural-drama series (2019) (2 x 30 minute episodes – and story conferences |
| Worst Witch – Series 3 | CBBC / Netflix Writer for the third season of the children’s supernatural drama (2018) (2 x 30 minute episodes – and story conferences) |
| The Lodge – Series 2 | The Foundation / Disney UK Writer for the second season of the comedy-drama-musical series (2017) (2 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) |
| The Lodge | The Foundation / Disney UK Writer for the first season of teen comedy-drama series (2016) (1 x 30 minute episode – 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) |
| Original television drama series (in development): | |
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| The Wash | Hat Trick Drama Original supernatural drama series set in Boston, Lincolnshire |
| 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 |
| Curfew | Company Pictures Teen dystopian drama series – under option |
| Feature film: | |
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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 (previously in development) | |
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| Crooks | Bentley Productions Crime serial about a team of reformed prisoners working at a motorway service station – pilot script commissioned |
| The Wiccan | Hartswood Film & Television Teen-supernatural drama series set in modern day Scotland |
| Doppelgangers | Slim Film & Television Drama series about a working-class family who discover they have exact doppelgangers |
| 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. |