Adrian Mead is a British screenwriter, director and author.

Career

Prior to working in television, Mead had worked odd jobs, such as a hairdresser in New York and a nightclub bouncer. While studying in Edinburgh for a degree in criminal psychology, Mead got involved with student short films. He began making his own short films in the early 2000s, and gained his first television writing credit on '' Where the Heart Is'', followed by series such as ''Paradise Heights'', '' Waking the Dead'' and ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since September 2002. Since 2019, the show has aired episodes a day earlier on the new BBC Scotland channel. Set in ...

''. In 2005, he directed and co-wrote his feature debut, ''Night People''. It was developed and financed under the Scottish Screen/SMG New Found Film initiative. He also worked as a director on children's television, such as ''

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'' and ''

Molly and Mack ''Molly and Mack'' is a British children's television series that began airing on CBeebies in 2018. It ran for five seasons. The show airs on ABC Kids in Australia. Premise The show centres around an 11-year-old girl named Molly (played by Mi ...

'', as well as doing second unit on '' The Replacement'' and the fourth series of ''

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''. He authored a screenwriting manual, ''Making it as a Screenwriter'', in 2008, which focused on practical tools and steps towards working in the British industry.

Filmography

Television

* ''Where the Heart Is'' (2000-2001) - Writer * ''Paradise Heights'' (2002) - Writer * ''The Eustace Bros.'' (2003) - Writer * ''Blue Dove'' (2004) - Writer * ''Waking the Dead'' (2008) - Writer * ''River City'' (2010) - Writer * ''

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'' (2014) - Director * ''Eve'' (2015-2016) - Director * ''Molly & Mack'' (2018-2019) - Lead director

Film

* ''Family'' (2002) - Director * ''Hushtown'' (2004) - Director, writer * ''Night People'' (2005) Director, co-writer * ''Killer'' (2012) - Director, writer * ''Misgivings'' (2016) - Director

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mead, Adrian Living people 21st-century English male writers British soap opera writers British male screenwriters English television writers British television directors British film directors English soap opera writers British male television writers Screenwriting instructors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century British screenwriters