Trish Cooke (Radio, TV & Stage)

SCRIPTWRITING FOR TV & RADIO

2007 – 3 STORIES FOR BBC SCHOOLS TOGETHER PROGRAMME – Directed by Jo Daykin

2006 WHERE AEROPLANES GO TO DIE – 10 minute film (Screen Yorkshire Digital Shorts)
- SHOWN AT THE CANNES FESTIVAL MAY 2007

2005 DOCTORS (BBC TV) – LOOKING AFTER MUM broadcast January 2006

2004 DOCTORS (BBC TV) – HARD TO SWALLOW broadcast March 2005

2004 THOSE OLD METAL THINGS - 5 minute film (Screen Yorkshire Caught Short Focus scheme)

2003/4 FLIP FLOPS (BBC TV) - Commissioned to write several scripts for this new pre-school series in development

2002/3 UNSPOKEN (BBC Radio Manchester) - An original 5-part drama serial for R4

2002 SINGLE VOICES SR 2 (Carlton) - Commissioned to write a script for this adult comedy strand

2001/2 TIME OUT (First Feedback, Yorkshire) - Original screenplay written for this scheme. One of finalists.

2001/2 Writing Bursary for BBC Manchester - During 6-month scheme, developed a number of original drama and comedy ideas with various in-house producers

2001 VELMA LU (BBC TV) - Treatment and pilot script for an original children's comedy drama series idea written as part of a BBC New Writing Initiative's Children's Comedy Drama scheme

2000 SINGLE PLUS ONE (BBC Radio Manchester) - An original 30-minute Afternoon Play for Radio 4

2000 MAGS & MO (Peak Viewing Transatlantic Productions) - 15 x 10-minute episodes for pre-school series for international sale

1999 TAPS Writer's Showcase (Yorkshire Television) - Trish won a place on this weekend and developed a script for a 10-minute film

1999 Northern Film School - Won place on 13-week course in Script Development for Short Film

1999 THOSE OLD METAL THINGS (BBC Radio Manchester) - Original radio play produced by Pauline Harris and starring Cathy Tyson. Sunday Times Culture Section's "Pick of the Day"

1999 BBC TV - Won place on BBC TV Popular Drama Series Workshop, run by BBC Drama's New Writing Initiative

1998/1999 TWEENIES (BBC TV) - One of original writers. 10 x 19-minute episodes for the hugely successful pre-school series produced by Tell-Tale Productions for CBBC

1998 LUV DANCIN' (BBC Radio Manchester) - Original radio play for R4 directed by Pauline Harris

1997 GET UP STAND UP (Bachacks for Channel 4) - Comedy sketches

1997 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT (BBC Schools Radio) - Stories

1997 THE HARRIET TUBMAN STORY (BBC Radio 4)

1996 BROTHERS AND SISTERS (BBC TV) - Episode 5 of Series One, produced by Charlie Hanson

1996 MARY'S LIGHT (BBC Radio 4)

1989-96 PLAYDAYS (Felgate Productions for CBBC) - Scripts

1994-5 THE REAL MCCOY (BBC TV) - Sketches for BBC 1 show

1991 WE EXPECT RESPECT (BBC Radio 4)

1991 EASTENDERS (BBC TV) - Episode 630 for BBC 1 (Dir. Terry Iland)

1990 SELECTING FOR QUALITY (BBC Open University)

1990-91 YOU AND ME (BBC Schools TV)

1991 A SOCIAL AFFAIR (Illustra Films)
STAGE

2007 CINDERELLA - Commissioned by Theatre Royal Stratford East (book and lyrics)

CINDERELLA NOMINATED FOR LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARD (category - Outstanding Contribution in an Affiliate Theatre)

2007 ANANSI TRADES PLACES Commissioned by Talawa Theatre Company (book and lyrics)

2005 PINOCCHIO - Commissioned by Theatre Royal Stratford East (book and lyrics)

2003/4 HIDDEN WORLDS - Commissioned to write book and lyrics for a musical at the Theatre Royal Stratford East

1996 RUNNING DREAM - Peoples Action Theatre, Dominica (Dir. Alwin Bully)

1996 GULP FICTION - Theatre Royal Stratford (Director/Writer)

1995 GULP FICTION - Civic Theatre, Peckham (Director/Writer)

1995 Ooops INSIDE HER HEAD - Royal Court commission

1995 LOVE THEM TO DEATH - West Yorkshire Playhouse - Prod. Date TBA

1993 RUNNING DREAM - Theatre Royal Stratford (Dir. Olusola Oyuleye)

1991 BACK STREET MAMMY - West Yorkshire Playhouse (Dir. Burt Caesar)

1989 BACK STREET MAMMY - Lyric Hammersmith (Dir. Paulette Randall)
1989 RUNNING DREAM - Albany Empire (Dir. Deborah Rose)

1989 SHOPPIN' PEOPLE - Liverpool Playhouse (Dir. Kate Rowland)
WRITING - AWARDS, BURSARIES AND FUNDING

2002 Writer in residence, BBC North

2001 Won a place of the Yorkshire First Feedback Screenwriting course with her script TIME OUT

2001 Won a place of BBC Children's Comedy Drama Course with her script VELMA LU

2000 Won a place on a course at the Northern Film School in Script Development for Short Films

1999 Won a place on the BBC's Popular Drama Series Workshop run by BBC Drama's New writing Initiative

1999 Won a place on TAPS Writers' Showcase at Yorkshire Television

1992/94 BFI Script development funding for short film with Leda Serene: WHERE AEROPLANES GO TO DIE

1992 Writer in Residence at Second Wave Youth Theatre at The Albany Empire, London

1988/89 Arts Council: Writer in Residence at Liverpool Playhouse

1988/89 Thames Television Writers Bursary, Liverpool Playhouse

1982 Yorkshire Arts: Funding for pilot film, JUST A SPRING CHICKEN