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Stories shaped by people, place and emotional truth — from short screenplays to published local journalism and presenter-led factual ideas.

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The Last Tackle · Short screenplay

Short screenplay

The Last Tackle

A son returns to the memories he shares with his father and to the rugby club that formed them both.

The story brings family, grief and the enduring pull of the game into a short, intimate drama — a North West story about fathers, sons, memory and the Saints.

UK Film Festival Script Competition Short List
Shortlisted for the UK Film Festival’s 2025/26 10 Minute Screenplay Competition.
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Projects in development

Stories taking shape

Original work spanning family drama, presenter-led factual television and children’s entertainment.

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Family feature film

By a Thread

In a fading Northern town, lonely seamstress Rita hides an extraordinary secret: she can weave memories, emotions and love into glowing thread. When imaginative young orphan Finn discovers her gift, their unlikely friendship begins bringing colour, hope and magic back to a community that has forgotten how to dream. But when Rita’s secret is threatened, she must finally choose between a lifetime of hiding and risking everything for the people she has come to love.

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Presenter-led factual series

Under My Nose: Hidden Histories

The series follows actor and voice artist Phil Gwilliam as he uncovers extraordinary stories from the North West that have been hiding in plain sight. From a St Helens man who helped Hollywood learn to talk to the forgotten industries, artists and cultural pioneers who shaped the region, each episode begins with something familiar and reveals the remarkable history beneath it. Personal, atmospheric and full of surprise, the series asks one irresistible question: what else has been sitting under our noses all along?

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Children’s book & TV series

Dozy Daddy

Dozy Daddy is a warm, funny children’s book and TV series about a loving, well-meaning dad whose big ideas have a habit of going hilariously wrong. Whether he’s roller-skating, baking a cake, tackling the soft-play area or trying something completely new, Daddy throws himself into every adventure, while his quick-thinking children Molly and Joel are never far away to help him out of his latest muddle — usually with a cry of, “Don’t be dozy, Daddy!” At its heart, Dozy Daddy celebrates family, laughter, trying your best and the wonderful chaos of spending time together.

Approach

People, place and emotional truth

Character-first storytelling with strong regional specificity — developed for screen, factual television, books and family audiences.

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