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Scripts from the BBC TV Drama archive
32 Brinkburn Street
by Karen Laws
The 39 Steps
by Lizzie Mickery (based on the novel by John Buchan)
The A Word
by Peter Bowker
Accused
by Jimmy McGovern, Alice Nutter and Esther Wilson
Apple Tree Yard
by Amanda Coe (based on the novel by Louise Doughty)
Ashes to Ashes
by Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah
Being Human
by Toby Whithouse
Beyond Paradise
by various writers
Bloodlands
Created & written by Chris Brandon
Blue Lights
Created by Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson
Boarders
by Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Boat Story
by Jack Williams and Harry Williams
Bodyguard
by Jed Mercurio
Bonekickers
by Matthew Graham
The Break
by various writers
Broken
by Jimmy McGovern, Colette Kane, Nick Leather, Shaun Duggan
The C Word
by Nicole Taylor (based on the book by Lisa Lynch)
The Capture
by Ben Chanan
Casualty
by various writers
Champion
by Candice Carty-Williams, Isis Davis, Edem Wornoo, Emma Dennis-Edwards, & Ameir Brown
The Chase
by Pat Smart
Chloe
by Alice Seabright, Kayleigh Llewellyn, & Poppy Cogan
A Class Apart
by Tony Grounds
Common
by Jimmy McGovern
Conversations with Friends
by various writers, adapted from Sally Rooney's novel
The Control Room
by Nick Leather
The Coroner
by Sally Abbott, Al Smith, Mark Hiser, Bridget Colgan
Criminal Justice
by Peter Moffat
Crossfire
by Louise Doughty
The Cry
by Jacquelin Perske (adapted from the novel by Helen FitzGerald)
Cuffs
by Julie Gearey
The Cut
by Al Smith
Dark Mon£y
by Levi David Addai
Death in Paradise
by various writers, created by Robert Thorogood
Dickensian
by Tony Jordan (based on characters by Charles Dickens)
Doctor Who
by various writers
Doctors
by various writers
Domino Day
Created by Lauren Sequeira
Dracula
by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat
Dublin Murders
by Sarah Phelps (adapted from the novels by Tana French)
EastEnders
by various writers
The English
by Hugo Blick
Exile
by Danny Brocklehurst (based on a story by Paul Abbott)
The Fades
by Jack Thorne
Father Brown
by various writers (based on the stories by G. K. Chesterton)
Five Days
by Gwyneth Hughes
Float
by Stef Smith
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
by Penelope Skinner and Ginny Skinner
Frankie
by Lucy Gannon
From Darkness
by Katie Baxendale
Garrow's Law
by Tony Marchant
The Game
by Toby Whithouse
Gentleman Jack
by Sally Wainwright
Giri/Haji
by Joe Barton
The Girl
by Gwyneth Hughes
Gold Digger
by Marnie Dickens
The Good Citizen
by Ed McCardie
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Adapted by Poppy Cogan from the novel by Holly Jackson
Granite Harbour
By various writers
Grime Kids
by Theresa Ikoko, inspired by the DJ Target bestseller
The Guest
by Matthew Barry
Guilt
by Neil Forsyth
Happy Valley
by Sally Wainwright
Hattie
by Stephen Russell
Hidden
by Ronan Bennett
Hillsborough
by Jimmy McGovern
His Dark Materials
Adapted by Jack Thorne from the novels by Philip Pullman
Holby City
by various writers
The Honourable Woman
by Hugo Blick
The Hour
by Abi Morgan
House of Saddam
by Stephen Butchard and Alex Holmes
Hustle
by Tony Jordan
In the Club
by Kay Mellor
In the Flesh
by Dominic Mitchell
Industry
by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
Informer
by Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani
Inside Man
by Steven Moffat
Inspector George Gently
by Peter Flannery, Timothy Prager (based on characters by Alan Hunter)
iPlayer Original Drama Shorts
by various writers
Jamaica Inn
by Emma Frost (based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier)
Just Act Normal
by Janice Okoh
Killing Eve
by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Keeping Faith / Un Bore Mercher
by Matthew Hall
Land Girls
by Roland Moore
The Last Post
by Peter Moffat
Last Tango in Halifax
by Sally Wainwright
Les Misérables
by Andrew Davies
Life and Death in the Warehouse
by Helen Black
Life on Mars
by Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah
Line of Duty
by Jed Mercurio
The Living and the Dead
by Ashley Pharoah
London Spy
by Tom Rob Smith
Looking After Jo Jo
by Frank Deasy
Lost Boys and Fairies
by Daf James
Luther
by Neil Cross
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Marvellous
by Peter Bowker
Mayflies
by Andrea Gibb (Adapted from the novel by Andrew O'Hagan)
Men Up
by Matthew Barry
Merlin
by Julian Jones, Howard Overman
The Missing
by Harry & Jack Williams
Moonflower Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Moving On
by various writers
Mr Loverman
Adapted by Nathaniel Price from the novel by Bernadine Evaristo
Mrs Wilson
by Anna Symon
Murdered By My Boyfriend
by Regina Moriarty
Murdered By My Father
by Vinay Patel
The Musketeers
by Simon J Ashford, Simon Allen (based on characters by Alexandre Dumas)
My Jihad
by Shakeel Ahmed
My Left Nut
by Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney
My Murder
by Levi David Addai
The Nest
by Nicole Taylor
New Tricks
by Roy Mitchell, Julian Unthank
The Night Manager
by David Farr (based on the novel by John le Carré)
Nick Nickleby
by Joy Wilkinson (based on the novel by Charles Dickens)
Nightsleeper
by Nick Leather
The Night Watch
by Paula Milne (based on the novel by Sarah Waters)
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
by Anthony Horowitz
Normal People
by Sally Rooney and Alice Birch. Adaptation of Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel.
The North Water
by Andrew Haigh based on Ian McGuire's 2016 novel.
Noughts and Crosses
by various writers
Ordinary Lies
by Danny Brocklehurst
Our Girl
by Tony Grounds, Loren McLaughlan, Amy Roberts
The Paradise
by Bill Gallagher
Paradise Heights
by Ashley Pharoah
The Passing Bells
by Tony Jordan
Peaky Blinders
by Steven Knight
The Politician's Husband
by Paula Milne
Prisoners' Wives
by Julie Gearey
Pulse
by Paul Cornell
Rain Dogs
by Cash Carraway
Ralph & Katie
by various writers
Real Men
by Frank Deasy
Rebus
Written by Gregory Burke based on the Inspector Rebus novels by Sir Ian Rankin
Red Rose
by The Clarkson Twins
Remember Me
by Gwyneth Hughes
The Replacement
by Joe Ahearne
The Responder
by Tony Schumacher
Restless
by William Boyd
Reunion
by William Mager
Ridley Road
by Sarah Solemani
Ripper Street
by Richard Warlow
River City
by various writers
Roadkill
by David Hare
The Salisbury Poisonings
by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn
The Secrets: The Conversation
by Sarah Solemani
The Secret of Crickley Hall
by Joe Ahearne (based on the novel by James Herbert)
The Serpent
By Toby Finlay & Richard Warlow
Shakespeare & Hathaway
by Paul Matthew Thompson & Jude Tindall
Sherlock
by Steven Moffat, Steve Thompson, Mark Gatiss (based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherwood
by James Graham
Shetland
by various writers
Shoot the Messenger
by Sharon Foster
Show Trial
by Ben Richards
Silk
by Peter Moffat
Silent Witness
by various writers
The Sixth Commandment
by Sarah Phelps
The Split
by Abi Morgan
Spooks
by Neil Cross
Stanley Park
by Leo Richardson
Steeltown Murders
by Ed Whitmore
Strike
Adapted by Ben Richards and Tom Edge from the novels by JK Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith
Survivors
by Adrian Hodges
The Syndicate
by Kay Mellor
Taboo
by Steven Knight
Ten Pound Poms
by Danny Brocklehurst
This City is Ours
by Stephen Butchard
This is Going to Hurt
by Adam Kay
Time
by Jimmy McGovern
Together
by Dennis Kelly
To Walk Invisible
by Sally Wainwright
Torchwood
by various writers
The Tourist
by Harry and Jack Williams
Trust Me
by Dan Sefton
Unforgivable
by Jimmy McGovern
Us
by David Nicholls
A Very British Scandal
by Sarah Phelps
A Very English Scandal
by Russell T Davies (based on the book by John Preston)
The Victim
by Rob Williams
Vigil
by Tom Edge and others
Virdee
by AA Dhand
Waking the Dead
by Ed Whitmore
Waterloo Road
by various writers
What Remains
by Tony Basgallop
White Girl
by Abi Morgan
Whoniverse
by various writers
Wolf
by Megan Gallagher (Based on the novel by Mo Hayder)
Wolf Hall / The Mirror and the Light
Adapted by Peter Straughan from the novels by Hilary Mantel
World on Fire
by Peter Bowker
Wreck
Series 1 and 2 by Ryan J Brown
Years and Years
by Russell T Davies
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