Sarah-Louise is a highly experienced British screenwriter, specialising in crime shows that find a large worldwide audience. Her most recent credits include WHITSTABLE PEARL (UK Drama/Acorn TV), MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE (Masterpiece PBS/Alibi), THE MALLORCA FILES (Amazon Prime/BBC), LONDON KILLS (BBC/Acorn TV) and FATHER BROWN (BBC). Past credits include episodes of acclaimed series such as PLAYING THE FIELD (BBC), ALWAYS & EVERYONE (ITV), SUSPECTS (Channel 5) and an original two parter IN THE NAME OF LOVE, also for ITV, amongst many others. Sarah-Louise’s first experience in writing episodic crime came after being commissioned on long-running British police procedural THE BILL. She went on to become a lead writer on the show, during which time it won a BAFTA, and the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Continuing Drama. She once also took a break from crime drama to work on a show her young son could watch – becoming a returning writer on CBBC’s THE DUMPING GROUND over three series and picking up the British Screenwriting Award for Best Children’s Drama along the way.
She has been a tutor for the Midpoint Institute’s Writers’ Room Programme 2024, and continues to work across several current and upcoming dramas.