Kate’s script-writing career began with a short film about a female getaway driver, THE FISHDANCE KID, which was shown as part of the London Film Festival’s Best of UK Shorts. She used her son’s nap times to write a novel CURSED LOVE BLUES about a misunderstood goddess, which got to number one on Amazon Hot New Releases for all of two minutes in 2017. She has also written a stage play, DEAF FRETS, about the problems of pretending to be someone you’re not.
Since beginning her journey into television writing, her first drama spec script, about modern day witches, was optioned by LA Productions in 2019 and she was one of the commissioned writers for Series 5 of BBC3’s THE BREAK in 2020. She graduated from the BBC Writers’ Access Group in 2021 with a spec about a female cult leader, and in 2023 she joined BBC Studios Kids and Family as their Creator in Residence. She also helped develop a BBC Ignite animation series for deaf preschoolers in 2025.
She is currently developing an original series for See-Saw Films, along with a children’s series with Philip Dodds for Flashing Lights Media and a crime film for Other Productions. As a writer, she has a fondness for building memorable characters, subverting audience expectations and honing in on the small weird quirks that make us human.
Represented by Nicola Biltoo at The Agency.
For any writing enquiries, please email nbiltoo@theagency.co.uk
strange inheritance
Revisiting her childhood home, a grieving actress takes drastic action when she realises the local witches have designs on her daughter.
Down the Rabbit Hole
A deaf teenager arrives in Eden, a freedom community, in desperate search of the real truth behind the suspicious death of its leader, her mother. But her investigations reveal that ‘truth’ can be a very slippery concept when extreme emotions come into play.
This drama spec script was written as part of the BBC WAG course.
The Fishdance Kid
A female getaway driver decides to dump her dodgy boyfriend, mid-heist.
This first short script of mine was commissioned by ScreenSouth/Film UK and shot at Pinewood Studios. The finished film was selected for the Best of UK Shorts in the London Independent Film Festival.
The Dice Girls
Chronically unable to make decisions, a deaf sandwich maker relies on the dice to determine the outcome of her love life.
The script was one of the final 8 scripts commissioned for BBC3 The Break Series 5.