SIMON SHARKEY Current
SIMON SHARKEY Current:
SOD’S LAW: writtten treatment and outline for original drama comedy series
ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE: collaborated with Tony Hawks on feature adaptation.
THE LAUGHING CAVALIER: written screenplay based on novel by Baroness Orczy.
Recent Work: OLYMPIANS: optioned by ITV (Hilary Martin) for big broadband drama project KING OF THE ROAD – Original series further developed for BBC TV. UNDER THE WEATHER- original series outline. LWT/Tim Vaughan. FLYING THE FLAG: written first ep and storylines of new series. Paul Knight/ BBC
DALZIEL AND PASCOE – episode for Warren Clarke series. BBC/Producer Annie Tricklebank. IN DANGER’S HOUR: treatment for tv series for Oxford Films&TV / Sharkey Productions
MURDER IN MIND: wrote Landlord for third series. Stars Nicolas Lyndhurst. TX May 2003.
MURDER IN MIND: wrote Suicide for third series. Stars Diana Rigg. Tx: Feb 2003.
DOWN TO EARTH: wrote ep 2 for 3rd series. BBC /Producer Rosemarie Whitman. Tx: Feb 2003
MURDER IN MIND: wrote two scripts for second series: Regrets starring Denis Waterman. Tx: May 2002 and Passion starring Pauline Quirke, Tx: January 2002.
MURDER IN MIND : wrote 60’ script Neighbours. TX: June 2001 for first series. Kevin Whately, John Thompson and Denise van Outen star. Producer Paul Knight. Director Ferdinand Fairfax.
THE BILL: Out of the Frying Pan tx: 2/2/01 and second of two parter Upon Information Received tx: 12/1/01.
THE BILL: No Man’s Land tx: 8/8/00; White Lies tx: 23.5.00.
20:13 : wrote treatment for Paul Trijbits/ Trijbits Productions.
SOHO CALLS: wrote first episode of original series idea. Brian Eastman/ Carnival.
THE BILL: Up in Smoke and Hooked, tx: 23&25/11/99.
OTLEY: wrote 1st ep and bible of series for BBC TV/ Paul Knight Prods.
THE BILL: Back to Basics. TX: 6/5/99. Prod. Michael Simpson.
LONDON’S BURNING: wrote seven episodes of series 10 for LWT
LONDON’S BURNING: wrote four episodes of series 9 for LWT.
SONS OF SATAN: treatment from original idea for sitcom.
DANGER DEB: written five episodes on spec of original comedy series set in 1960’s
1995/6 LONDON’S BURNING: wrote seven episodes of Series 8 for LWT.
1993/4 LONDON’S BURNING: wrote five episodes of Series 7.
1992 LONDON’S BURNING: story editor for three series for LWT.
SLIME GROVE: co-creator & writer of children’s series for Lane Fabian Prods.
1985-92Freelance film and television camera operator and assistant.
Work in broadcast television has included: For the BBC: Panorama, Howard’s Way, Late Late Breakfast Show, Newsnight, Tomorrow’s World, Travel Show, Food and Drink, Open University. For Thames: This Week, Wish You Were Here?, O1 for London. For LWT: London’s Burning, The South Bank Show, Surprise Surprise, Hale and Pace Show, Poirot. For Channel 4: Diverse Reports (3 series), Despatches, Aids Brief, Election Brief, J’Accuse - Vegetarians.
Simon has also worked on commercials for The Guardian, Sainsbury’s, the Labour Party, the News of the World, and on pop promos for Level 42, Blow Monkeys and Tori Amos. Simon trained at the Polytechnic of Central London where he gained a First Class honours degree in Film & Photographic Arts.
Simon is represented by ROCHELLE STEVENS ROCHELLE STEVENS & CO 2 Terretts Place Upper Street London N1 1QZ Tel: 020 7359 3900