Simon has worked with BBC Writers for several years. In this role he takes the lead in the development of new television drama writer writers. He works on the BBC Writers’ Scripted and Voices projects, as well as taking the lead on the Pilot Programme. Before joining the BBC Writers, Simon worked in regional repertory theatres across the UK, as well as with national theatre companies, as an actor, director and dramaturg. He went on to storyline and script edit many dramas for both the BBC and ITV before graduating from the BBC Drama Producers’ course. He has made several dramas and comedies for the Corporation.
Would like to meet
Simon is responsible for the development of writers and is always interested to meet with writers early in their careers, or who have a track record in theatre and are looking to move to TV, or those who have been in TV for a while but feel ‘stuck’.