Tom is a writer and producer for television and feature-film. Tom’s original romantic-comedy feature film Rye Lane launched at Sundance 2023 to critical acclaim with Searchlight and BBC Film and the BFI financing. He is also currently writing for Sky Drama series Brassic, having previously written for Sky Comedy series Bloods, and Netflix YA drama Zero Chill. Tom is currently developing his hour-long drama series Dirty Deed for Lionsgate and Various Artists with his sister/co-writer Charlotte Melia, as well as other original series in development with Sister Pictures, Eleven Film, Boffola, Deadpan Pictures, Mother Pictures and BBC Studios. Tom’s previous original TV pilot Fail is currently available on BBC3, and is based on Tom’s own original web-comedy series The Art of Awkward Conversation which he wrote, produced and directed. He was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow in 2023.
Tom is represented in the US by Connor Armstrong and Max West at WME; and for books by Sallyanne Sweeney at MMB Creative.
| Feature Film (released): | |
|---|---|
| Rye Lane | BBC Film / BFI / Fox Searchlight Original romantic-comedy feature film – written with Nathan Bryon & Associate Producer Director: Raine Allen Miller / Exec Producer: Damian Jones Selected for premiere at Sundance Festival 2023 Winner of Best Comedy Film at National Film Awards UK 2023 |
| Feature Film (currently in development): | |
|---|---|
| Saving Room 206 | Pulse Films Original horror-comedy feature film (written with Nathan Bryon) |
| Nat & Dan Bought a Van | Veritgo Films Romantic-comedy feature film (written with Nathan Bryon) |
| No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs | Warp Films Original comedy feature film (written with Nathan Bryon) |
| Bad Time | Quique Ltd Original hi-concept time-travel feature film (written with Nathan Bryon) Producer: Henry Schoffield |
| Television writing credits (broadcast): | |
|---|---|
| Brassic | Calamity Films / Sky Writer for the comedy-drama series (1 x 60-minute episode) |
| Bloods | Roughcut TV / Sky Writer for the hit comedy series starring Samson Kayo & Jane Horrocks (2 x 30-minute episodes, and writers rooms) |
| Zero Chill | Lime Pictures / Netflix Originals Writer for the teen ice-skating drama (2 x 30-minute episodes, and writers room) |
| Hollyoaks | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Writer for the Channel 4 soap (2014-2020) 65 x 30 minute episodes |
| Famalam – Season 3 | BBC Studios Commissioned writer for the comedy sketch series |
| 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): | |
|---|---|
| Dirty Deed | Various Artists / Lionsgate 60′ drama – in development with co-creator Charlotte Melia Executive Producer: Roberto Troni Pilot script commissioned (2022/23) |
| Everybody Knows | Sister Pictures Original comedy-drama series (Treatment commissioned) |
| The Last Witch | Eagle Eye Drama 60′ drama – in development with co-creator Charlotte Melia (under option) |
| Rank | Deadpan Pictures / Studio Canal Political comedy-drama series 2 x 30′ scripts and series bible commissioned – in funded development |
| Abbey Road | Mother Pictures Drama series Pilot script commissioned (2022/23) |
| Inside Joke | Boffola Pictures Original comedy-drama series – in development with co-creator Charlotte Melia Executive Producer: Shane Allen (under option) |
| Feeding the Nation | BBC Studios Producer: Ben Hough Treatment commissioned (2022) |
| Towards the Sea | Eleven Film / BBC Studios Original drama-thriller series Pilot Script commissioned (2022/23) |
| Broke | Mindseye Film & TV Original comedy-drama series – in development with co-creator Nathan Bryon Treatment commissioned |
| 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): | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Untitled Comedy-Drama Project | Bad Wolf Treatment commission |
| Medieval | Eleven Film Original teen-comedy series (optioned) |
| Run Rabbit Run | Hartswood Films Original drama-action series (optioned) |
| The Splash | Kindle Entertainment / Disney UK Original children’s comedy-drama series Pilot script commissioned Co-created and written with Charlotte Melia |
| Nowhere Cove | Lime Pictures Original YA drama series Under option |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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: | |
|---|---|
| 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: | |
|---|---|
| A Mighty Heart | Revolution Films Runner |