Writer
Matt & Vince started filmmaking together at school and set up commercials company Popcorn & Co. Their short films have been shown across the world, and they have directed commercials work for cinema, TV and online. They directed fantasy drama ‘Handle with Care‘, won several awards, including ‘Best Short’ and ‘Best Production Craft’ at the Royal Television Society awards. Original features include ‘The Lake‘, which was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship competition, and ‘Dogs of Law‘ which went into development with Universal. In television they are regular writers on ‘Doctors‘ and BBC daytime (‘The Coroner‘, ‘Shakespeare and Hathaway‘, ‘Father Brown‘). The live-action drama series they co-created for Nickelodeon, ‘Rock Island Mysteries‘, broadcast its first series globally on Nickelodeon in 2022 and was immediately recommissioned for a second series, which released globally on Nickelodeon in 2023, with the third series currently in production. They are currently developing other original live action dramas, and an original thriller, also currently writing for the BBC.
Currently writing
Co-creators and Executive Producers on live action adventure series for Nickelodeon. Filmed in Australia in 2021 and broadcast on Nickelodeon from July 2022. It was renewed for Series 2 in 2022, which released globally in October 2023, and series 3 in production as of 2024. Matt and Vince co-created and developed the series with Michael Ford at Threewise Media.
Developing 90′ thriller
Original feature
Wrote 1×45′ episode for Series 10
2×45′ episodes of the new series of the popular daytime crime drama.
Their first episode, ‘If It Be Man’s Work’, aired on Monday 14th February, opening the series. Their second episode, ‘Some Cupid Kills’, aired Tuesday 22nd February.
Regular writers on the popular medical drama
1×45′ episode for the daytime crime series
- ‘How The Rogue Roar’d’
Original series in development
1×45′ episode
1×30′ episode for CBBC drama
1×50’ episode after successfully completing Casualty shadow scheme.
1×45′ episode of new BBC daytime drama; filmed July 2015 for transmission early 2016
Wrote 3×30′ episodes for the 2014-15 series
Commissioned 120’ episode of flagship ITV detective drama. This was an overcommissioned ‘back-up’ episode so will not be made
6×30′ episodes of the daytime drama including a standalone two-part story, ‘Viva Las Letherbridge’
Original pilot episode for 6×60′ drama
Original spec screenplay
Semi-finalist, Academy Awards Nicholl Fellowship Scheme
Fantasy feature original screenplay
Awarded feature film development funding from Screen West Midlands. The mentor was Kate Leys
Commissioned cop thriller
Educational short film starring Mark Williams
Devised comedy drama starring Josie Lawrence
Winner: RTS ‘Best Fictional Short’
Fantasy adventure, awarded funding under Digishorts Scheme by UK Film Council and Screen West Midlands
Comedy pilots
Development funded by Screen West Midlands
Script editor: Tristram Shapeero
Black comedy, funded under Digishorts Scheme by UK Film Council and Screen West Midlands
Comedy awarded funding by ITV and selected for BFI’s Reel Shorts DVD
Web commercial featured on upworthy.com, leading to 390,000 people signing up to Oxfam’s Behind the Brand campaign
Web/radio commercial, radio ad featured Helen Mirren
Web commercial, achieved Oxfam’s highest conversion rate from a commercial in 2012
Alcohol awareness advert with a cinema release shown nationwide
Winner: ‘Best Publicity Campaign’, Health Business Awards
Web commercial
Comedy viral advert
Over 1.1 million views on YouTube
| Current | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| Shakespeare & Hathaway | BBC | Currently writing |
| Rock Island Mysteries (Taylor's Island) | Threewise Entertainment/Nickelodeon | Co-creators and Executive Producers on live action adventure series for Nickelodeon. Filmed in Australia in 2021 and broadcast on Nickelodeon from July 2022. It was renewed for Series 2 in 2022, which released globally in October 2023, and series 3 in production as of 2024. Matt and Vince co-created and developed the series with Michael Ford at Threewise Media. |
| Tailback | Infinite Wisdom Studios | Developing 90′ thriller |
| Trolled | Threewise | Original feature |
| Television | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| Father Brown (2022) | BBC | Wrote 1×45′ episode for Series 10 |
| Shakespeare & Hathaway S4 (2022) | BBC | 2×45′ episodes of the new series of the popular daytime crime drama. Their first episode, ‘If It Be Man’s Work’, aired on Monday 14th February, opening the series. Their second episode, ‘Some Cupid Kills’, aired Tuesday 22nd February. |
| Doctors (2018-2020) | BBC | Regular writers on the popular medical drama |
| Shakespeare & Hathaway S3 (2020) | BBC | 1×45′ episode for the daytime crime series
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| Hush (2017-2018) | Infinite Wisdom/CBBC | Original series in development |
| The Coroner 2 (2016) | BBC Birmingham | 1×45′ episode |
| The Dumping Ground (2016) | CBBC | 1×30′ episode for CBBC drama |
| Casualty (2015) | BBC | 1×50’ episode after successfully completing Casualty shadow scheme. |
| The Coroner (2014-2015) | BBC Birmingham | 1×45′ episode of new BBC daytime drama; filmed July 2015 for transmission early 2016 |
| Doctors S16 (2014-2015) | BBC | Wrote 3×30′ episodes for the 2014-15 series |
| Lewis (2014) | Mammoth/ITV | Commissioned 120’ episode of flagship ITV detective drama. This was an overcommissioned ‘back-up’ episode so will not be made |
| Doctors S14/15 (2012-2013) | BBC | 6×30′ episodes of the daytime drama including a standalone two-part story, ‘Viva Las Letherbridge’ |
| The Gamble (2012) | Original pilot episode for 6×60′ drama |
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| Feature Film | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| The Lake (2011) | Original spec screenplay Semi-finalist, Academy Awards Nicholl Fellowship Scheme |
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| Arthur's Lore (2011) | Fantasy feature original screenplay Awarded feature film development funding from Screen West Midlands. The mentor was Kate Leys |
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| Dogs of Law (2010) | Infinite Wisdom/Universal Pictures | Commissioned cop thriller |
| Short Film | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| Lacs in Education (2011) | Chatback | Educational short film starring Mark Williams |
| Handle with Care (2010) | Chatback | Devised comedy drama starring Josie Lawrence Winner: RTS ‘Best Fictional Short’ |
| Arthur's Lore (2008) | Fantasy adventure, awarded funding under Digishorts Scheme by UK Film Council and Screen West Midlands |
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| Maverick Blues, Ringside & Silo 22 (2007) | Comedy pilots Development funded by Screen West Midlands Script editor: Tristram Shapeero |
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| Room 45 (2006) | Black comedy, funded under Digishorts Scheme by UK Film Council and Screen West Midlands |
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| The Urban Savannah (2005) | Comedy awarded funding by ITV and selected for BFI’s Reel Shorts DVD |
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| Commercials & Viral | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| Behind the Brands (2013) | Oxfam | Web commercial featured on upworthy.com, leading to 390,000 people signing up to Oxfam’s Behind the Brand campaign |
| Loans to Go (2012) | TV Commercial | |
| International Women's Day (2008) | Oxfam | Web/radio commercial, radio ad featured Helen Mirren |
| Glen, Garry & Ross (2011) | Oxfam | Web commercial, achieved Oxfam’s highest conversion rate from a commercial in 2012 |
| Shaken & Slurred (2010) | Coventry City Council | Alcohol awareness advert with a cinema release shown nationwide Winner: ‘Best Publicity Campaign’, Health Business Awards |
| Romance (2009) | Web commercial |
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| Drunk Santa (2008) | Comedy viral advert Over 1.1 million views on YouTube |
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