Tom is a writer and producer for television and feature-film. Tom’s original romantic-comedy feature film Rye Lane is currently in production with BBC Films and the BFI. He is also currently writing for Sky Comedy series Bloods, having also written for Netflix YA drama Zero Chill. Tom is currently developing his hour-long drama series The Deed for Channel 4 and Various Artists with his sister/co-writer Charlotte Melia, as well as his original half-hour comedy-drama series Planet of the Tapes for Channel 4 and Lime Pictures. He is also a regular writer for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, having written over 65 episodes.
Tom’s previous original TV pilot Fail is currently available on BBC3, having been produced by The Comedy Unit, and is based on Tom’s own original web-comedy series The Art of Awkward Conversation which he wrote, produced and directed. Tom has extensive experience as a producer/director and working with production teams worldwide, working across a variety of genres.
| Feature Film (currently in production): | |
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| Rye Lane | DJ Films / BBC Films Original romantic-comedy screenplay (co-written with Nathan Bryon & also Associate Producer) Director: Raine Allen Miller / Exec Producer: Damian Jones In production (2022) |
| Television writing credits (broadcast): | |
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| Bloods – Season 2 | Roughcut TV / Sky Comedy Writer for the hit comedy series starring Samson Kayo & Jane Horrocks (1 x 30-minute episode, and writers room) |
| Zero Chill – Season 1 | Lime Pictures / Netflix Originals Writer for the teen ice-skating drama (2 x 30-minute episodes, and writers room) |
| Famalan – Season 3 | BBC Studios Commissioned writer for the comedy sketch series (with co-writer Nathan Bryon) |
| Hollyoaks | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Writer for the Channel 4 soap (2014-present) 65 x 30 minute episodes |
| Fail | The Comedy Unit / BBC3 Original TV pilot based on Tom’s own comedy web-series The Art of Awkward Conversation Writer/Creator/Associate Producer |
| Free Rein | Lime Pictures / Netflix Writers room for the second-season of the children’s drama |
| Original TV drama/comedy (currently in development): | |
|---|---|
| The Deed | Various Artists / Channel 4 60′ drama – in development with co-creator Charlotte Melia Producer: Roberto Troni Pilot script commissioned for Channel 4 (2021) |
| Planet of the Tapes | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Returnable comedy-drama series following a group of friends working in a video shop in 1992 Co-created and written with Charlotte Melia Two scripts and bible commissioned for Channel 4 (2021) |
| The Big One | The Comedy Unit / Channel 4 30′ comedy-drama series – pilot script commissioned (2018) Second script and readthrough commissioned (2019) Writer/Creator/Associate Producer |
| Run Rabbit Run | Hartswood Films Original drama-action series (under option) |
| Inside Joke | Thruline Original US comedy-drama series |
| Untitled Comedy-Drama Project | Bad Wolf Treatment commission |
| Nowhere Cove | Lime Pictures Original YA drama series Under option |
| Radio: | |
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| Lenny Henry Radio Show | Tiger Aspect / Radio 4 Commissioned writer for the radio comedy sketch show (co-written with Nathan Bryon) |
| Original TV drama/comedy (previously in development): | |
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| The Splash | Kindle Entertainment / Disney UK Original children’s comedy-drama series Pilot script commissioned Co-created and written with Charlotte Melia |
| Medieval | The Comedy Unit Original teen-comedy series |
| The Famous Poppelstones | Lime Pictures Original children’s comedy-drama series |
| Royal Ranch | Disney UK Development work for Disney comedy-drama series |
| Super Happy Fun Times | BBC Studios Comedy about a group of teenagers working in a theme park. Pilot script commissioned. |
| The Mild Bunch | Hat Trick Productions High-concept comedy-drama series – Treatment commissioned |
| Flat White | What Larks Productions Sitcom about a city boy who falls from grace and is forced to take a job with his sister in her independently-run coffee shop |
| Online | |
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| The Art of Awkward Conversation | Comedy web-series celebrating the bizarre, insipid, or just plain awkwardness of British conversation: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4617F49C54E28874 (writer/producer/director) |
| Producer/Director television credits: | |
|---|---|
| This Morning | ITV Studios / ITV1 Producer/Writer/Director for the daily magazine show |
| The One Show | BBC / BBC1 Producer/Writer/Director for the prime-time BBC1 show |
| Loose Women | ITV Producer/Director for the daily chat show |
| Drop Down Menu | Channel 4 Producer/Writer/Director |
| Fern | Channel 4 Producer/Director for Fern Brittain-hosted daily chat show |
| Galaxy Awards | ITV Producer/Writer/Director |
| TV Book Club | Channel 4 Director |
| Richard & Judy | Channel 4 / Watch Producer/Writer/Director |
| Saturday Kitchen | BBC VT Director |
| Michael Buble: My Kind of Tour | ITV VT Director |
| Celebrity Pressure Cooker | BBC VT Director |
| Short film / online: | |
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| The Legendary Jesse Poppelstone | Finalist, Performance Film Comp Short Film – Producer |
| Thought @ Work | Short Film – Producer |
| Dear Patrick | Short Film – Producer |
| Corporate | |
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| Virgin Atlantic ‘Still Demanding’ | Online – producer |
| Various | Stepping Stone Media Online – producer |
| Kallo | Online – producer |
| VNC Cocktails | Online – producer |
| Other production credits: | |
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| Spendaholics | BBC Runner |
| Brainiac | Sky Runner |
| Film: | |
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| A Mighty Heart | Revolution Films Runner |