Helen Farrall
Helen writes for both children and adults and her credits include Bad Girls, Doctors, Grange Hill, Byker Grove, Dream Team and she was the creator and co-writer of C4’s interactive teen drama, Smokescreen. She has also storylined for Children’s Ward, Crossroads and Emmerdale. She is currently writing for several children’s series and developing ideas for adult drama as well.
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2017
Turn Around When Possible
Original 15-minute play performed at 53 Two, Manchester, as part of JB SHORTS 17
Chip & Potato – Darrall Macqueen
2 episodes commissioned
Bitz and Bob – BBC
Script commissioned
2016
Bing Bunny (Series 2) – Acamar Films
4 scripts commissioned
Go-Jetters (Series 2) – BBC
Script commissioned
Thomas and Friends (Season 21) – Hit Entertainment
2 scripts commissioned
The King Kids and the Portaloo Portal – Quays Theatre
Original play performed by children from Drama Mob
2015
Postman Pat – Dreamworks Animation UK
Script commissioned
Go Jetters – CBeebies
2 scripts commissioned
Thomas and Friends (Season 20/21) – Hit Entertainment
8 scripts commissioned
Bob the Builder (Season 20) – Hit Entertainment
5 scripts commissioned
Bob the Builder (Season 19) – Hit Entertainment
7 scripts commissioned
2014
Doctors – BBC TV
2 scripts commissioned
Thomas and Friends (Series 19) – HIT Productions
5 scripts commissioned
2013 – 2012
Bing – Acamar Films
Commissioned writer for CBeebies series
10 Episodes
2011
Triangle
Participated in Screen Yorkshire’s 8 month feature development and pitching scheme, making it to the team shortlist stage.
2010-11
Drafted – North West Vision and Media One
One of 10 writers chosen to develop a feature film script under tutelage of Kate Leys.
2010
Doctors – BBC
1 x script commission
Cover Girl – Tuna Technologies/C4
Writer for online game
2009
Smokescreen – Six to Start/C4
Creator and writer for online education game – Winner of SXSW 2010 Web Game Award and the 2010 Learning on Screen Multimedia Award
2007
Doctors – BBC
5 x 30 min scripts commissioned
Wizbit – Hand E Group
Commissed to write series document for new children’s series
BBC Jam – Shoreditch Consortium
Script writing and editing of 12 “webisodes”
2006
Little Punjabi Princess – Little Bird/Five
Script commissioned
2002 – 2006
Byker Grove Series 14, 15, 16 17 and 18 – Zenith/BBC
12 x 30 minute scripts in total
2005
Jess the Border Collie – IWC/BBC
2 x 15 minute scripts commissioned
2003
Bad Girls Series 6 Shed/ITV
1 x 60 minute script
Jeopardy – Wark Clements/BBC
2 x 30 minute scripts
Rich Bitches– Wark Clements
Commissioned to write treatment and storylines for teen series pilot
2002-2003
Crossroads and Crossroads II – Carlton/ITV
18 x 30 minute episodes (including one block of 5 and two blocks of 2). Also storylined 10 episodes
Dream Team. She has also storylined for Children’s Ward, Crossroads and Emmerdale and has scripted and developed online dramas.
2001
Grange Hill Series 25 – BBC TV
2 x 30 minute episodes
1999
Children’s Ward – Granada/ITV
1 episode and series storyliner
1998 -1999
Dream Team Series II and III – Hewland International/Sky TV
15 episodes in total
1998
Emmerdale – Yorkshire TV
storyliner for Mervyn Watson
1997
Cybersoaps storylining workshop – Granada Television
Coronation Street storylining workshop – Granada Television
1996
The Hangman’s Daughter
Recipient of Carl Foreman Special Award for original screenplay
1995
Writer in Residence/Co-producer Young At Heart Reminiscence Theatre Company: Celebrations and Salvations toured in December 1994; When the Lights Go On Again (TIE) performed at the Pumphouse People’s History Museum in March and April 1995; and The Crabtrees Celebrate commissioned by Manchester City Council and performed on VE Day 1995.
Writer/Co-producer – Girls Up North Theatre: I Should Have Been Liz
one-woman show played for two weeks at the 1995 Manchester Festival.
Related Work Experience
1992-2002
Various script tutoring.