Neil Jones
Neil’s extensive credits for adult and kids programmes include the award winning CBBC/Netflix show The Worst Witch (lead writer), for which he has also received a 2019 WGGB nomination for Best Children’s TV Episode.
He has written on Get Even (CBBC/iPlayer), the Emmy Award-winning Free Rein (Netflix), Wolfblood (CBBC), 2 seasons of the award-winning House of Anubis (Nickelodeon) The Evermoor Chronicles and The Lodge (both Disney) as well as the classic series Grange Hill for CBBC, writing the last ever episode.
For adults, Neil co-created supernatural drama Bedlam for Sky and has written on a wide range of series and soaps, across many channels, including Waterloo Road (BBC) and Hollyoaks (C4) for which he has written over 80 episodes.
Neil currently has multiple original projects in commissioned development including Scales, a fantasy kids series in development with Lime Pictures Ltd and a prominent streamer, as well as writing three episodes of Waterloo Road.
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Awards
– Nominated for WGGB Award for Best Children’s TV Episode for The Worst Witch (2019)
– BAFTA-nominated for Best Children’s Drama for a series 3 episode of The Worst Witch (2019)
– BAFTA-nominated 2018 for Best Children’s Drama for a series 2 episode of The Worst Witch (2018)
Recent Credits
Scales Creator/Lead Writer/EP – Children’s fantasy adventure series in commissioned development with Lime Pictures and a prominent streamer
Waterloo Road series 11 (BBC) commissioned for 3 episodes
Tour Wars In paid develpment with Lime Pictures
Get Even series 2 (BBC/Netflix)
The Worst Witch series 3 and 4 – Lead writer and episode writer on 2 seasons (Netflix,CBBC,ZDF)
The Worst Witch series 1 and 2 (Netflix,CBBC,ZDF)
The Lodge (Zodiak/Disney)
Free Rein (Lime Pictures/Netflix)
Other Credits – Children’s
The Evermoor Chronicles (Disney)
Evermoor Confidential Chronicles – Shortform Spin-off (Disney)
Wolfblood – Series 3-5 (CBBC/ZDF)
Wolfblood Secrets – Wrote entire short form spin-off (CBBC/ZDF)
Wolfblood: Jana Bites – Wrote entire short form spin-off/S3 prequel (CBBC/ZDF)
Rocket’s Island – Series 2 and 3 (CBBC)
House of Anubis – Series 2 and 3 (Nickelodeon)
Grange Hill – Series 26 to 31 (Mersey TV/BBC1)
Other Credits – Adult
Bedlam – Series 1 and 2 – Co-Creator and writer (Sky/BBC America)
Waterloo Road – (BBC1)
Sex and the Chippy – Co Creator and Writer (E4)
Hollyoaks – Written over 70 episodes (C4)
Hollyoaks Later – including first ever late night special. Series 2, 4 and 5 (E4)
Blue Murder: ‘INSIDE’ – Series 5 (Granada/ITV1)
Blue Murder: ‘NOT A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH’ – Series 4 – Feature Length (Granada/ITV1)
The Bill (Talkback Thames/ITV1)
The Courtroom (Mersey TV/C4)
Brookside (Mersey TV/C4)
Brookside: Unfinished Business – Feature length spin-off (Mersey TV)