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Steve Turner (Comedy, drama and children's TV)
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Agent:
Gemma Hirst
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| Steve is a graduate of the MA Screenwriting course at Leeds Metropolitan University. He has written extensively for children's and teen drama series including the BAFTA award-winning teen drama, JEOPARDY, as well as GIRLS IN LOVE, BEL'S BOYS and DESPERADOS. He also writes adult comedy and drama, and is currently developing an original comedy idea with Freeform. |
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Television Script Commissions:
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| 2008 |
PARADISE CAFE Commissioned for 1 x 30 minute children's comedy drama series. |
Initial/Endemol |
| 2007/08 |
V SIGN Original adult comedy in development. BBC3 have commissioned a pilot script. |
Freeform/BBC3 |
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Bible and pilot script for adult comedy series. Currently being considered by BBC3. |
Initial/Endemol |
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| 2006 |
48 ROWS BACK Original adult comedy series. |
Big Bear |
| 2005/06 |
BEL'S BOYS Four scripts for older age range children's live drama for CITV. |
Initial/Endemol |
| 2005 |
THADDEUS Commissioned to develop and write a pilot script for live action children's drama series. |
Initial/Endemol |
| 2003/04 |
GIRLS IN LOVE Series 2 Two original scripts for the CITV series. |
Granada Kids |
| 2003 |
JEOPARDY Series 3 Commissioned to write two scripts. |
Wark Clements |
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UGETME Series 2 & 3 Several scripts including the final three episodes for the interactive teen drama. Also some development work. |
Darrall Macqueen for BBC |
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NUMBER 13 Story line for children's drama pitch. |
CITV |
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TEEN FOOTBALL SERIES Commissioned to write a treatment. |
Tell Tale Productions |
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| 2002/03 |
DOCTORS Trial script and storyline pitches. |
BBC |
| 2002 |
UGETME Series 1 10 x 9 minute scripts for interactive TV dramateen series. One of the scripts shortlisted for BAFTA Best Children's Drama category. |
Darrall Macqueen for BBC |
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JEOPARDY Series 2 2 x 30 minute scripts for a second series of this BAFTA winning teen drama series. |
Wark Clements |
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| 2001/02 |
LIFE IN THE CITY Granada Writing Initiative. |
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THE THURSDAY CLUB One off half hour drama. |
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| 2001 |
JEOPARDY Series 1 2 x 3 minute scripts for the 13 part 'Blair Witch for Children' live action teen drama series. Winner of the Children's BAFTA 2002 - Best Children's Drama. |
Wark Clements for BBC1 |
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Produced Film Work:
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| 2000 |
WITHIN WALLS Short film shown as part of the 2000 Leeds Film Festival. Produced by NFS under contract to Yorkshire Television. |
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| 2000 |
JUSTIFIED TECHNOPHOBE Short film produced by NFS under contract to Yorkshire Television. |
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Completed Film & TV Scripts:
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| 2007 |
EIGHT MILLION Feature Script, romantic comedy. |
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| 2007 |
THE ENDING Feature Script, horror thriller. Currently being discussed with EON Productions. |
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| 2001 |
PERFECTING APRIL Screenplay for a romantic comedy. Picked for the European Pitch Point 2001. |
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| 2001 |
STANTON IN THE PEAK 30 minute TV drama pilot. Honoured by the Foundation of the International Council's Peter Ustinov Scriptwriting Award. |
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| 2000 |
PHOTOGENIC Full length graduate feature film for NFS. |
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Theatre:
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| 2000 |
THE CAMERA Psychological thriller, performed in London and the South East, Winner of the National Young Playwright's Festival 2000. |
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| 2001 |
THE BRINK Original play that made it down to the final 10 in the Croydon Warehouse new playwriting festival. |
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Radio:
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| 2007 |
PLAY & RECORD Sketches submitted for the new radio comedy series. |
BBC7 |