Neil Arksey

As screenwriter, head writer and producer, Neil Arksey has been responsible for over a thousand episodes of TV drama. In the UK, he has worked on shows such as Crossroads, Family Affairs, Doctors, Mile High and River City. Abroad, amongst other projects, he was head writer on Salatut Elämät, a 5-day-a-week soap in Finland, and series story producer on Jóban Rosszban, a hospital drama set in Budapest.

Neil has taught writing at universities, colleges and film schools and was Head of Studies at Serial Eyes the TV series writing programme based in Berlin. 

He is also the author of award-winning novels for teenagers and young adults published by Penguin Random House, including As Good As Dead In Downtown, Playing on the Edge and MacB.