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Ellen Taylor

Writer

Ellen Taylor has been on the Coronation Street writing team for fifteen years.  She has been nominated for an RTS North West Writers award and her episode was nominated for BAFTA ‘moment of the year’ in 2019. 

She has also written on Sandition, The Musketeers and Waterloo Road.  She wrote, produced and storylined BBC’s Casualty, winning a BAFTA for best series in 2007. She was lead writer and producer on Sky’s football drama Dream Team Series 7 and 8.  She produced the comedy drama Accidental Farmer starring Ashley Jensen for BBC Comedy.  

Her one woman stage show Where Love Lives about a young girl’s journey of self-discovery through the clubbing scene of the 90s premiered at The Edge Theatre, Manchester in June 2025. A tour is now in discussion.  She has also written a short play The Catsitter for Vignettes/Her Productions, which was performed at Hope Mill Theatre.

Credits

TELEVISION
Date: 2020
Production (role):
Wolfe
Company:
Abbottsvision/Sky TV
Project details:
writing 2 eps on new Paul Abbott series for Sky
Date: 2019
Production (role):
SANDWICHED
Company:
Lime Pictures
Project details:
drama in development with producer Louise Sutton and co writer Ben Tagoe
Date: 2018-2019
Production (role):
LOS SONICOS
Company:
BROCKBROWN PRODS
Project details:
Pilot in developed based on telenovella
Date: 2017
Production (role):
SINGLE 44
Company:
ITV Studios
Project details:
Drama in development
Date: 2016-17
Production (role):
ONE OF US
Company:
Leopard
Project details:
Drama in development
Date: 2015-16
Production (role):
MUSKATEERS
Company:
BBC 1 (Series 3, Episode 5)
Date: 2015
Production (role):
THE CHOSEN
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Drama in development
Date: 2014
Production (role):
BLUES
Company:
BBC in House
Project details:
Drama pilot

Prod. Hilary Martin
Date: 2012
Production (role):
BURLESQUE PROJECT
Project details:
Original drama in development
Date: 2010 - Present
Production (role):
CORONATION STREET
Company:
ITV
Project details:
Prod. Phil Collinson
Date: 2010
Production (role):
CASUALTY
Company:
BBC (Series 24 & 25)
Date: 2010
Production (role):
WATERLOO ROAD
Company:
Shed / BBC 1 (Series 7, Eps. 7 & 16)
Project details:
Prod. Sharon Hughff
Date: 2002
Production (role):
MIRROR MIRROR (Writer / Producer)
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Series developed
THEATRE
Date: 2020
Production (role):
The Cat Sitter
Company:
Hope Theatre Manchester
Project details:
an original short play, part of the female voices production Vignettes

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): Wolfe
    Company: Abbottsvision/Sky TV
    Project details: writing 2 eps on new Paul Abbott series for Sky
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): SANDWICHED
    Company: Lime Pictures
    Project details: drama in development with producer Louise Sutton and co writer Ben Tagoe
  • Date: 2018-2019
    Production (role): LOS SONICOS
    Company: BROCKBROWN PRODS
    Project details: Pilot in developed based on telenovella
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): SINGLE 44
    Company: ITV Studios
    Project details: Drama in development
  • Date: 2016-17
    Production (role): ONE OF US
    Company: Leopard
    Project details: Drama in development
  • Date: 2015-16
    Production (role): MUSKATEERS
    Company: BBC 1 (Series 3, Episode 5)
    Project details:
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): THE CHOSEN
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Drama in development
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): BLUES
    Company: BBC in House
    Project details: Drama pilot

    Prod. Hilary Martin
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): BURLESQUE PROJECT
    Company:
    Project details: Original drama in development
  • Date: 2010 - Present
    Production (role): CORONATION STREET
    Company: ITV
    Project details: Prod. Phil Collinson
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): CASUALTY
    Company: BBC (Series 24 & 25)
    Project details:
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): WATERLOO ROAD
    Company: Shed / BBC 1 (Series 7, Eps. 7 & 16)
    Project details: Prod. Sharon Hughff
  • Date: 2002
    Production (role): MIRROR MIRROR (Writer / Producer)
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Series developed
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): The Cat Sitter
    Company: Hope Theatre Manchester
    Project details: an original short play, part of the female voices production Vignettes
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