Screen
I write comedy and drama for television and film, with a particular interest in character-led stories about family, identity, work and the absurdities of modern life.
Habibti Driver
A television adaptation of my stage play Habibti Driver, co-written with Shamia Chalabi.
Originally commissioned and produced by the Octagon Theatre Bolton and published by Nick Hern Books, the project was subsequently developed for television with SISTER, with a pilot commissioned by ITV.
Hot Takes
An original comedy set around a community sauna.
A warm, sharp ensemble piece about connection,
loneliness, bodies, class, politics and the things people will say when they're trapped together in a very hot wooden box.
Stretched
Tidecombe
An original comedy-drama about what happens when the structures holding a family together begin to bend.
Funny, messy and emotionally truthful, Stretched explores modern parenting, relationships, work and the increasingly impossible business of trying to keep everything going.
An original returning drama set around a volunteer lifeboat crew in a coastal town.
Combining high-stakes rescues with a deeply personal story about family, ageing, identity and starting again in midlife, Tidecombe is currently in development.
Short Film
A new surreal comedy, made with Colin Smith and starring Tim O’Hara.
When a man receives a speeding ticket, a minor irritation turns into an increasingly absurd battle of wills. As he tries to ignore it, destroy it, burn it and finally reason with it, the ticket seems to take on a malevolent life of its own.
Largely dialogue-free, the film explores anxiety, obsession and the strange private dramas we can create around the most ordinary things.