Writer
Ali Taylor is a screenwriter and mum of three who lives in Glasgow. She is a regular writer on River City (for which she was nominated Best Debut Writer at the Edinburgh Television Awards 2020), and wrote four episodes of The Dumping Ground. Her first short ‘Just Jackie’ was funded by Short Circuit, Screen Scotland and BFI and she has a second short in development. She is particularly interested in writing drama about Parent/Child relationships and all their messy glory and has almost completed training to be a Children’s Panel Member.
Ali has an original TV drama in development with Ruby Rock and is a current participant on the BBC Drama Pilots scheme. Previously, she has been selected for WFTV’s prestigious Four Nations Scheme, as well as the inaugural Scottish Voices BBC Writersroom (2018), Bird’s Eye UK’s/ Dirty Film’s Writers Lab UK & Ireland for women writers over forty (2020) and the Young Film Foundation (2019) where she was personally mentored by Beth Willis. She has been twice shortlisted for BBC Writersroom’s Writer’s Prize for Drama.
Prior to screenwriting, Ali was a copywriter and creative director in advertising where she won national and international awards in almost every medium. She has also written several radio dramas, including Radio 4’s Pick of the Week: The Apple, The Tree.
New 45′ radio drama commissioned
Original limited series in development with Ruby Rock
Development on project for Channel 4, head writer Tony Grisoni
Currently writing 1 episode on Series 24
Wrote 4 episodes on Series 24
Previously wrote 9×60′ episodes as sole writer, 1×60′ episode as co-writer
Wrote 4×30′ episodes
1×15′ episode on S3
1×15′ episode on S4
3×15′ episodes on S5
Wrote 1 episode on Series 7
Radio 4 Afternoon Play, transmitted 7 July 2020
Radio sitcom for BBC Writersroom Present, transmitted April 2019
Original drama for BBC Radio Scotland, directed by Kirsty Williams, transmitted January 2018
Original drama for BBC Radio Scotland, transmitted October 2016
Short Stories written for BBC Learning:
How to be Harry’s Friend
Rory Bear and the Totally Completely Boring Weekend
Making Malcolm’s Monday
I Am Ella
My Big Sister’s Birthday
Shortlisted for TV Drama Writers’ Programme 2020
Thousand Films Longlist 2019
Young Films Foundation Participant 2019/2020
Final 21 of C21 International Drama Series Script Competition, Sept 2018 with ‘The hotel at the end of the world’
Shortlisted for Biggest Weekend Comedy Monologue, BBC Writersroom, May 2018
ITV Emmerdale Storylining Finalist, May 2018
Scottish Voices TV Drama Room, May 2018
BBC Scotland Scholarship for MA TV Fiction, 2017/18
| Current | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| One Eighty Fan | BBC Radio 4 | New 45′ radio drama commissioned |
| Title TBA | Ruby Rock | Original limited series in development with Ruby Rock |
| Title TBA | Channel 4 | Development on project for Channel 4, head writer Tony Grisoni |
| River City | BBC | Currently writing 1 episode on Series 24 Wrote 4 episodes on Series 24 Previously wrote 9×60′ episodes as sole writer, 1×60′ episode as co-writer |
| Television | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| The Dumping Ground | BBC | Wrote 4×30′ episodes |
| Molly & Mack S3/4/5 | CBeebies | 1×15′ episode on S3 1×15′ episode on S4 3×15′ episodes on S5 |
| Swashbuckle S7 | CBeebies | Wrote 1 episode on Series 7 |
| Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| The Apple, The Tree | BBC Radio 4 | Radio 4 Afternoon Play, transmitted 7 July 2020 |
| Sunday Roast | BBC | Radio sitcom for BBC Writersroom Present, transmitted April 2019 |
| Virtually Me (b) | BBC Radio Scotland | Original drama for BBC Radio Scotland, directed by Kirsty Williams, transmitted January 2018 |
| Suddenly A Stranger | BBC Radio Scotland | Original drama for BBC Radio Scotland, transmitted October 2016 |
| Other | ||
|---|---|---|
Short Stories written for BBC Learning: How to be Harry’s Friend Rory Bear and the Totally Completely Boring Weekend Making Malcolm’s Monday I Am Ella My Big Sister’s Birthday |
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Shortlisted for TV Drama Writers’ Programme 2020 Thousand Films Longlist 2019 Young Films Foundation Participant 2019/2020 Final 21 of C21 International Drama Series Script Competition, Sept 2018 with ‘The hotel at the end of the world’ Shortlisted for Biggest Weekend Comedy Monologue, BBC Writersroom, May 2018 ITV Emmerdale Storylining Finalist, May 2018 Scottish Voices TV Drama Room, May 2018 BBC Scotland Scholarship for MA TV Fiction, 2017/18 |