9 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film scripts and scripts from 16 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV Dramas including The Power of the Dog, Rye Lane, Blue Lights and A Very British Scandal now in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers Script Library
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We're delighted to announce that we've just added a big new batch of scripts to our popular online script library in time for some Christmas reading. They include nine scripts from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film and over a dozen from recent Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV Drama.
The scripts include the following from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film: Ali & Ava, Aisha, Benediction, Blue Jean, Blue Story, Herself, Make Up, Rye Lane, The Power of the Dog.
And the following from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV Drama: The A Word, Beyond Paradise, Blue Lights Series 1, Champion, Chloe, The Control Room, The English, Guilt Series 3, Inside Man, Mayflies, Rain Dogs, Ralph & Katie, The Sixth Commandment, A Very British Scandal, Waterloo Road Series 11, Wolf.
These new additions join the existing library of over a thousand scripts from across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV, Radio and Film in one of the largest collections of its kind available on the worldwide web. It is only possible to make the scripts available due to the generosity of all the writers, production companies and partners and we would like to thank them again for their support in enabling this fantastic resource.
Find the links to the scripts and further details below.
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Ali & Ava
Both lonely for different reasons, ALI (Adeel Akhtar) and AVA (Claire Rushbrook) meet through their shared affection for SOFIA (6), the child of ALI’s Slovakian tenants, whom AVA teaches. ALI finds comfort in AVA’s warmth and kindness and AVA finds ALI’s complexity and humour irresistible. Over a lunar month, sparks fly and a deep connection begins to grow. However, the legacy of AVA’s past relationship and ALI’s emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his marriage begins to overshadow their newfound passion.
Written and directed by BAFTA-nominated Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant), ALI & AVA premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight and received multiple British Independent Film Award (BIFA) and BAFTA nominations, going on to win two BIFA’s including Best Actor for Adeel Akhtar.
ALI & AVA - Full details on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film website
Aisha
Written and directed by Frank Berry (Michael Inside), AISHA charts the experiences of a young Nigerian woman as she seeks international protection in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in Ireland's immigration system, Aisha Osagie (Letitia Wright) develops a friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy (Josh O'Connor) who she meets at one of the accommodation centres. Aisha and Conor's growing friendship soon looks to be short lived as Aisha's future in Ireland comes under threat.
Benediction
BENEDICTION explores the turbulent life of first world war poet Siegfried Sassoon, through the eyes of the revered writer-director Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives). Sassoon was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front, and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life’s journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion. His story is one of a troubled man in a fractured world searching for peace and self-acceptance, something which speaks as meaningfully to the modern world as it did then. Starring Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi and Geraldine James, BENEDICTION was the late Terence Davies’ final film.
Blue Jean
Written and directed by Georgia Oakley, BLUE JEAN is set in England, 1988, when Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government are about to pass a law stigmatising gays and lesbians, forcing JEAN (Rosy McEwen), a PE teacher, to live a double life. . But when a new student arrives and threatens to expose her, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.
Following its World premiere and People’s Choice Award at the Venice Film Festival 2022, BLUE JEAN was BAFTA and BIFA-nominated, receiving four BIFAs including Best Screenplay for Georgia Oakley.
Blue Story
Created, written, directed and narrated by award winning UK music artist Andrew Onwubolu, aka Rapman, BLUE STORY follows best friends TIMMY (Stephen Odubola) and MARCO (Micheal Ward) who go to the same high school in Peckham but live in neighbouring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of postcode gang war in which there are no winners, only victims.
BLUE STORY - Full details on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film website
Herself
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd’s (Mamma Mia!, The Iron Lady) from a screenplay co-written by lead actor Claire Dunne and Malcolm Campbell, HERSELF follows SANDRA (Dunne), a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination to change their lives for the better and when it becomes clear that the local council won’t provide that home, she decides to build it herself from scratch.
With very little income to speak of and no savings, Sandra must use all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality. At the same time, she must escape the grip of her possessive ex-husband and keep him away from her and her girls. The lionhearted Sandra draws together a community of friends to support her and lend a helping hand and it is the kindness and generosity of these people and the love of her young daughters that help rebuild her own strength and sense of self.
Make Up
The debut feature from writer-director Claire Oakley, MAKE UP follows RUTH (Molly Windsor) as she travels to a seaside holiday park to stay with her boyfriend TOM (Joseph Quinn) during off-season. Settling into her new environment she makes a new friend in the form of make-up enthusiast JADE (Stefanie Martini) but after finding evidence her beau might be cheating on her, RUTH’s desire to uncover the truth turns into an obsession and she begins to realise she might be looking for something else entirely.
Rye Lane
Directed by Raine Allen-Miller from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia, RYE LANE follows YAS (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in South London - helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.
Released in March 2023, RYE LANE recently received 16 BIFA nominations and won two awards - Best Breakthrough Performance (Vivian Oparah) and Best Original Music (Kwes).
The Power of the Dog
Written and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano) and based on the novel by Thomas Savage, THE POWER OF THE DOG stars Benedict Cumberbatch as charismatic rancher Phil Burbank who inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother George (Jesse Plemons) brings home new wife Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Following its World Premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival where Jane Campion took the Best Director award, THE POWER OF THE DOG went on to receive multiple awards including the 2022 BAFTA for Best Film and the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Director.
THE POWER OF THE DOG - Full details on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Film website
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV DRAMA
The A Word
Family drama with a boy with autism at its heart.
Beyond Paradise
Death in Devon. DI Humphrey Goodman relocates from tropical Saint Marie to sleepy Shipton Abbott, cracking cases and hoping for happily ever after with fiancée Martha.
Blue Lights
For three police recruits in Belfast, the pressure is immense. Facing criminal gangs and divided communities, they don't know who to trust. The odds are, they won't all make it.
Champion
Sibling rivalry never sounded so epic. Candice Carty-Williams's electrifying drama of family and fame, with an original soundtrack from the biggest names in black British music.
Chloe
Live the lie to find the truth. Outsider Becky obsesses over influencer Chloe – until tragedy pulls her in deeper than she ever dreamed possible. Thriller starring Erin Doherty.
The Control Room
One call can change everything. In the emergency control room, Gabe deals with life and death. One day, the life on the line is his own. Gripping thriller with a stellar cast.
The English
America, 1890 - two strangers are drawn together in a violent landscape built on dreams and blood. An epic tale of love, revenge and power starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer.
Guilt
The contemporary thriller returns for its third and final outing. Brothers Jake and Max find themselves back in Scotland where the welcome isn't as warm as they'd hoped for.
Inside Man
Everyone’s a murderer, you just need a good reason and a bad day. From death row to a quaint English village, Steven Moffat's devilish drama with David Tennant and Stanley Tucci.
Mayflies
The friendship that defines your life - and will push your loyalty to the limits. Life-affirming drama with a killer 80s soundtrack, starring Martin Compston and Tony Curran.
Rain Dogs
It's normal to hate the people you love. A makeshift family bound by defiance, chaos, poverty and pain. A wild, swaggering tale of love and friendship, starring Daisy May Cooper.
Ralph & Katie
There's no rule book for marriage, as two newlyweds navigate their way through love and independence. An uplifting story of life with Down’s syndrome from the makers of The A Word.
The Sixth Commandment
An inspirational teacher is courted by a student, triggering a complex criminal case. A sinister real-life story starring Timothy Spall and Anne Reid.
A Very British Scandal
Sex, secrets and suspicion - the true story of a duchess publicly shamed in a high society divorce that gripped the nation. Starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.
Waterloo Road
Riots, scandals, fractured families and familiar faces - Waterloo Road is back with a new term and a whole new attitude. Who said education was easy?
Wolf
Life is full of surprises. A gruesome shock for a wealthy family, and a young detective with horrors of his own. It's a deliciously bloody, twisting race against time.