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Johanne McAndrew

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Since winning Granada’s ‘New Voices’ in 1997, Johanne has written more than 100 hours of primetime TV. This includes creating/co-creating 4 original drama series – Nice Guy Eddie, Candy Cabs and Pitching in for BBC One and Daylight Robbery for ITV.

Currently, Johanne has an original drama series, a family comedy-drama and a comedy feature screenplay optioned. She has also developed several brand-new treatments and spec TV pilots for both the UK and US markets.

In 2022, Johanne completed a MSt. in Writing for Performance at Cambridge University and will be graduating from Wolfson College in Spring 2023. She is now producing her first feature, Bad Gladiators, a comedy heist set in the
Roman city of Chester.

Credits

TELEVISION
Date: 2021 - 2023
Production (role):
SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS (Writer)
Company:
BBC
Project details:
2 x 45
Date: 2022
Production (role):
HMS MURDER (Writer)
Company:
C5/Clapperboard Productions
Project details:
1 x 60
Date: 2019
Production (role):
PITCHING IN (Writer / Co-Creator)
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
4 x 45
Date: 2013; 2016; 2018
Production (role):
MOVING ON (Writer)
Company:
LA Productions/BBC
Project details:
3 x 45
Date: 2013
Production (role):
THE JOHNNY & INEL SHOW (Var. Sketches)
Company:
CBBC
Project details:
5 x 30
Date: 2012
Production (role):
DISGRACELANDS (Writer)
Company:
BBC/Princess Productions
Project details:
Pilot
Date: 2011
Production (role):
CANDY CABS (Writer / Co-Creator)
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
1 x 60
Date: 2009
Production (role):
SCARRINGTON GREEN
Company:
BBC Northern Laughs
Project details:
Pilot
Date: 2008
Production (role):
THE BILL (Writer)
Company:
ITV
Project details:
1 x 60
Date: 2006 - Present
Production (role):
CASUALTY (Writer)
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
6 x 60
Date: 2006-14
Production (role):
HOLLYOAKS (Team Writer)
Company:
Lime Pictures
Project details:
47 x 30
Date: 2006
Production (role):
DALZIEL AND PASCOE (Writer)
Company:
BBC
Project details:
2 x 60
Date: 2006
Production (role):
FOOTBALLER’S WIVES
Company:
ITV
Project details:
Season 5 (8 x 60)
Date: 2005/6
Production (role):
DOWN TO EARTH (Writer)
Company:
BBC TX
Project details:
2 x 60
Date: 2002
Production (role):
NICE GUY EDDIE (Writer / Co-Creator
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
6 x 60
Date: 2001 - Present
Production (role):
HOLBY CITY (Core Writer / Writer)
Company:
BBC
Project details:
35 x 60
Date: 1999
Production (role):
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY (Writer / Creator)
Company:
ITV
Project details:
4 x 50
Date: 1999
Production (role):
PEAK PRACTICE (Writer)
Company:
ITV/Carlton Productions
Project details:
1 x 60
Date: 1998-2000
Production (role):
WHERE THE HEART IS (Writer)
Company:
United Film and Television
Project details:
4 x 60
Date: 1997-2001
Production (role):
DREAM TEAM (Team Writer)
Company:
Hewland Productions/ Sky TV
Project details:
15 x 30
Date: 1996
Production (role):
TWO MINUTES (Short Film) (Writer)
Company:
ITV/Granada (Winner: New Voices 1996)
Project details:
30 minute short film.
AWARDS
Date: 2023
Production (role):
The Observer/Anthony Burgess Award
Project details:
Longlisted
Date: 2019
Production (role):
RTS Awards
Project details:
Nominated for: Writer, Best Daytime Drama (Pitching In)
Date: 2013
Production (role):
RTS Awards
Project details:
Nominated for: Best Writing (Candy Cabs)
Date: 2011
Production (role):
Writer’s Guild Award
Project details:
Team Writing (Hollyoaks)
Date: 2009
Production (role):
BBC Northern Laughs Awards
Project details:
Finalist (Disgracelands, Edinburgh Festival)
Date: 2004
Production (role):
BAFTA Awards
Project details:
Nominated: Best Long Running Serial (Holby City)
Date: 2003
Production (role):
RTS Awards
Project details:
Nominated for: Best Writing (Nice Guy Eddie)
Date: 1999
Production (role):
BT Award for Best Newcomer
Project details:
Winner for Film and Television
Date: 1997
Production (role):
New Voices - Granada TV
Project details:
Winner (Two Minutes, starring Peter Kay)

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2021 - 2023
    Production (role): SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS (Writer)
    Company: BBC
    Project details: 2 x 45
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): HMS MURDER (Writer)
    Company: C5/Clapperboard Productions
    Project details: 1 x 60
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): PITCHING IN (Writer / Co-Creator)
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: 4 x 45
  • Date: 2013; 2016; 2018
    Production (role): MOVING ON (Writer)
    Company: LA Productions/BBC
    Project details: 3 x 45
  • Date: 2013
    Production (role): THE JOHNNY & INEL SHOW (Var. Sketches)
    Company: CBBC
    Project details: 5 x 30
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): DISGRACELANDS (Writer)
    Company: BBC/Princess Productions
    Project details: Pilot
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): CANDY CABS (Writer / Co-Creator)
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: 1 x 60
  • Date: 2009
    Production (role): SCARRINGTON GREEN
    Company: BBC Northern Laughs
    Project details: Pilot
  • Date: 2008
    Production (role): THE BILL (Writer)
    Company: ITV
    Project details: 1 x 60
  • Date: 2006 - Present
    Production (role): CASUALTY (Writer)
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: 6 x 60
  • Date: 2006-14
    Production (role): HOLLYOAKS (Team Writer)
    Company: Lime Pictures
    Project details: 47 x 30
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): DALZIEL AND PASCOE (Writer)
    Company: BBC
    Project details: 2 x 60
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): FOOTBALLER’S WIVES
    Company: ITV
    Project details: Season 5 (8 x 60)
  • Date: 2005/6
    Production (role): DOWN TO EARTH (Writer)
    Company: BBC TX
    Project details: 2 x 60
  • Date: 2002
    Production (role): NICE GUY EDDIE (Writer / Co-Creator
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: 6 x 60
  • Date: 2001 - Present
    Production (role): HOLBY CITY (Core Writer / Writer)
    Company: BBC
    Project details: 35 x 60
  • Date: 1999
    Production (role): DAYLIGHT ROBBERY (Writer / Creator)
    Company: ITV
    Project details: 4 x 50
  • Date: 1999
    Production (role): PEAK PRACTICE (Writer)
    Company: ITV/Carlton Productions
    Project details: 1 x 60
  • Date: 1998-2000
    Production (role): WHERE THE HEART IS (Writer)
    Company: United Film and Television
    Project details: 4 x 60
  • Date: 1997-2001
    Production (role): DREAM TEAM (Team Writer)
    Company: Hewland Productions/ Sky TV
    Project details: 15 x 30
  • Date: 1996
    Production (role): TWO MINUTES (Short Film) (Writer)
    Company: ITV/Granada (Winner: New Voices 1996)
    Project details: 30 minute short film.
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): The Observer/Anthony Burgess Award
    Project details: Longlisted
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): RTS Awards
    Project details: Nominated for: Writer, Best Daytime Drama (Pitching In)
  • Date: 2013
    Production (role): RTS Awards
    Project details: Nominated for: Best Writing (Candy Cabs)
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): Writer’s Guild Award
    Project details: Team Writing (Hollyoaks)
  • Date: 2009
    Production (role): BBC Northern Laughs Awards
    Project details: Finalist (Disgracelands, Edinburgh Festival)
  • Date: 2004
    Production (role): BAFTA Awards
    Project details: Nominated: Best Long Running Serial (Holby City)
  • Date: 2003
    Production (role): RTS Awards
    Project details: Nominated for: Best Writing (Nice Guy Eddie)
  • Date: 1999
    Production (role): BT Award for Best Newcomer
    Project details: Winner for Film and Television
  • Date: 1997
    Production (role): New Voices - Granada TV
    Project details: Winner (Two Minutes, starring Peter Kay)

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