Script Writer

Neil was selected out of hundreds of scripts for the BBC Writers’ Access Group 2023–25. He creates authentic, character-driven comedy dramas that challenge perceptions around disability without ever reducing characters to stereotypes.

Neil doesn’t write disability stories. He writes human stories; rich, funny, flawed, and real. Where disabled characters exist as they do in life: fully-rounded and unforgettable.

At a time when audiences and broadcasters are demanding authentic, inclusive storytelling, Neil brings work that is both emotionally resonant and commercially compelling shows, that entertain first, then shift the way we see the world.

Portfolio

 TV Projects in Development

DARLING HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN

6x one hour episode series

Logline: When a young actor with a physical disability returns to volunteer at the children’s hospital where he was once a patient, he discovers that making sick children laugh might be his true calling — if he can first heal the trauma from his past.

Tone: Call the Midwife meets Patch Adams in 1980s Britain. A heartwarming yet unflinching drama that finds hope, humour, and healing in the most unlikely places.

Developed as part of BBC Writers Access Group 2023 – 25

THE ROSE AND CROWN AFFAIR

6x 30 minute comedy-heist thriller series

A 60,000-word novel adaptation of the series has also been completed, broadening the world and deepening the characters beyond the TV series.

Logline: A pub owner with a secret past must pull off an impossible lottery heist to save her community. But the biggest challenge isn’t the con, it’s keeping her true identity hidden from her ex-boyfriend who’s working undercover to catch the mastermind of the very con she’s orchestrating. And he has no idea she’s the one he’s hunting.

Tone: Ocean’s Eleven meets The Usual Suspects, with swagger of Hustle.

THE RETREAT

6x 30 minute dark comedy-drama series

Alongside the TV series, a trilogy of novels has been written. Book One mirrors the first series, while Books Two and Three extend the characters’ journeys to a satisfying, circular resolution.

Logline: When broke actress Zara accidentally becomes the spiritual guru at an exclusive Mediterranean retreat, she discovers that faking enlightenment might be the most honest thing she’s ever done.

Tone: Fleabag meets The White Lotus with the emotional honesty of This Way Up

NAKED

1 x 45 mins standalone drama – developed for Channel 5’s upcoming Drama of the Week slot

A 45-minute stage play version is set to preview in autumn 2025, with plans to tour the fringe circuit in 2026.

Logline: Two childhood sweethearts reconnect at university: she, an art student asks him, a physically disabled childhood friend to pose for her final project. Over the course of one intense week at her family’s rural retreat, both are stripped bare—emotionally and physically—as they confront what it means to be truly seen.

Tone: Emotionally rich, intimate, and quietly devastating. Echoes the honesty of Educating Rita and the emotional intimacy of Normal People. A two-hander about shame, beauty, and the courage it takes to be truly seen.

SMALL PEOPLE

6x 30-minute family comedy-drama

Logline: When single dad Leo’s ex-wife abandons their teenage kids to move to Australia with her new boyfriend, this 4’5″ animation producer must navigate the towering challenges of full-time parenting — literally and figuratively.

Tone: Outnumbered meets Motherland with the heart of Trying and a dash of Derry Girls bite.

No one else is creating work like this — inclusive, funny, and emotionally sharp. At a moment when British TV is crying out for authentic voices, Neil delivers shows that entertain first, then change how we see the world.

Selected Broadcast Credits

B@IT & Nasty Neighbours – Mother’s Best Child
Comedy shorts for Channel 4’s online offerings, with one sketch having over 6 million views on Facebook

Training Films – Various
Wrote several comedy / drama based training films and for a variety of clients, including The Samaritans, Demand, Nuffield Trust.

Inside Maths – Teachers TV
Seven-part maths series for GCSE students mixing real life problems with a graphic rich studio.

Just So Darwin – CBeebies & BBC Learning
Script edited and wrote one of the 13 BAFTA nominated episodes.

Telling Tales – BBC Learning
Script edited the ten x 5-minute animation series and wrote 2 episodes based on tradition fairy tales each given a modern spin.

Thomas the Tank Engine – HIT Entertainment
Episode writer on Thomas the Tank Engine.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults – BVS Traing
Wrote this 40-minute training video covering the sensitive issue of elder abuse.

BBC Jam Maths
Wrote 11 song and dance numbers mixing live action performances and animated sequences.

Steady Eddie – Contender / E1 Entertainment
Wrote 10 x 15 minute animated stories, starring the lovable lorry Steady Eddie based on Eddie Stobart Trucks.

KnowledgeBox – Pearson Broadband
85 x 5 minute videos for Primary School English Key Stage 1 & 2. Included studio interviews, drama workshops, and performances

Beachcomber Bay – Channel 5
Wrote 20 x 25 min episodes over two series of this pre-school puppet programme.

Numbertime – BBC Schools
Wrote song and dance numbers for this BBC series on counting. (over 3 series)

Pony Tales & Fire Engine Fred  – Contender / E1 Entertainment
Creator of 2 animated story videos for 3-6 year olds, voiced by Hugh Laurie and Joanna Lumley.

Megamaths – BBC Schools
Co-wrote two series of ten x 20 min studio based maths programmes for 7 – 9 year olds. Japan Prize nominated and RTS award winning first series. 

The Friday Show – BBC Children’s
Sketch writer for Dick and Dom on this weekly children’s comedy series.

Hotch Potch House – BBC Schools
Wrote 17 x five-minute sketches for this puppet-based series for 3 – 5 year olds.

The Case of the Missing Head – BBC Schools
Wrote this 20 minute comedy drama on diaries and notebooks, in the English Express Series.

Square One Television – BBC Schools
Wrote mini-drama and comedy scetches. Co-production with Children’s Television Workshop, New York and the BBC. 

Numbersplus – BBC Schools
Wrote 3 episode of this studio-based comedy series on counting for 5 – 7 year olds.