Writer
Lisa is a writer of television, film, digital and stage who was recently awarded a Bold Voice Award by The Writers Lab for her original thriller SMOKE AND MIRRORS. She is currently a regular writer on EASTENDERS for BBC Studios with many credits under her belt and more great scripts to come which are in production.
She has previously developed original projects with Jed Mercurio and Hat Trick, and Channel X, plus worked on a new development projects for Nevision, Templeheart Films and Rollem Productions.
Lisa was selected as a delegate in 2023’s Edinburgh TV Festival’s ReConnect initiative and was one of the Edinburgh TV Festival’s Ones To Watch 2018, and the winner of the US Indie Series Award for Best Drama Writing for her digital series, 3SOME.
Before becoming a writer, Lisa worked as a brickie, barista, NHS manager and wrestling ring announcer, and is passionate about bringing her working-class roots to her writing. She is is currently part of the TV Foundation’s Impact Unit class and social equality working group.
Core Writer
17 x 30′ script commissions
Part of development writersroom for new drama series
Developing a drama series based on an existing concept
Original crime drama optioned
A series of monologues, starring some of the UK’s best known working class actors, dealing with life in modern Britain from a working class perspective. Lisa created the Working Class Voices project as a response to the limitation of working class writers and actors in the UK industry. In
development.
Writer on long running series
Commissioned to co-write this thriller feature film with director, Melanie Light. In development.
Screenplay rewrite of this horror feature.
Writer/Director/Producer
4’ sci-fi horror short
*2017 Stormy Weather Horror Fest (Nominated – Outstanding Female Filmmaker, Winner – Best Editing)
*2017 Changing Face Film Festival (Nominated – Best Sci Fi Short Film
Writer/Director/Producer
3’ comedy short
*2015 Funny Women Awards Finalist
*2015 Raindance Film Festival Gala Film
*2015 Homochrom Film Festival
*2015 Hamilton Comedy Film Festival
*2015 Southampton Film Week
*2017 Pilot Light Festival, Manchester
Commissioned to direct the pilot episode of this series of short films
Commissioned to write one episode of this series of short films
10′ drama/thriller short
*2012 Raindance Film Festival
*2012 BragaCine Film Festival
*2012 Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
*2013 Cacica Film Festival
*2013 West Chester International Film Festival
Webseries – Commissioned to storyline and write five 25 minute episodes of series 8
Writer/Director/Producer of webseries.
7 x 7′ drama series. Broadcast on television in the UK, USA, Europe and Africa, and distributed across multiple online platforms to more than 3.5m views worldwide.
Nominated for over twenty international awards, and selected for more than ten international festivals.
*2014 Indie Series Awards – Best Drama Writing, Best Actor
*2014 LA Webfest – Outstanding Actress in a Drama
*2014 Miami Webfest – Best Romantic Series
*2014 Snobby Robot Awards – Best Actor
Published by PlayDead Press in 2013 and had two sell out runs at the Etcetera Theatre, London.
*2012 Everything Theatre Audience Pick of Camden Fringe
Writer/Director
A short documentary focussing on the build-up to the first
professional match of female HUSTLE trainee, Mariah. In
production
| TELEVISION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| EASTENDERS (2023-2026) | BBC Studios | Core Writer |
| UNTITLED (2023-2023) | Rollem Productions | Part of development writersroom for new drama series |
| UNTITLED (2020-2020) | Nevision | Developing a drama series based on an existing concept |
| THE FOREST (2019-2020) | Channel X | Original crime drama optioned |
| WORKING CLASS VOICES (2018-2019) | Hat Trick Mercurio | A series of monologues, starring some of the UK’s best known working class actors, dealing with life in modern Britain from a working class perspective. Lisa created the Working Class Voices project as a response to the limitation of working class writers and actors in the UK industry. In |
| EASTENDERS (2017-2018) | BBC Studios | Writer on long running series |
| FILM | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| COVETOUS (2018-2018) | Commissioned to co-write this thriller feature film with director, Melanie Light. In development. |
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| QUAIL HOLLOW (2017-2017) | Templeheart Films | Screenplay rewrite of this horror feature. |
| SHORT FILM | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| A LARK (2017-2017) | Capital City Entertainment | Writer/Director/Producer |
| SUPERMUM (2015-2015) | Capital City Entertainment | Writer/Director/Producer |
| THE BEAR (2014-2014) | GoryTime Productions | Commissioned to direct the pilot episode of this series of short films |
| LILY GETS A TAN (2014-2014) | GoryTime Productions | Commissioned to write one episode of this series of short films |
| SWEETHEART (2012-2012) | Capital City Entertainment | 10′ drama/thriller short |
| ONLINE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| PERSONA (2014-2014) | AppMedia Network | Webseries – Commissioned to storyline and write five 25 minute episodes of series 8 |
| 3SOME (2013-2012) | Capital City Entertainment | Writer/Director/Producer of webseries. |
| THEATRE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| 3SOME (2012-2012) | Published by PlayDead Press in 2013 and had two sell out runs at the Etcetera Theatre, London. |
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| DOCUMENTARY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| UNTITLED WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY (2018-2018) | HUSTLE Wrestling | Writer/Director |