Maya Sondhi
Writer / Executive Producer
Agent
Assistant
Biography
Maya is an actress and writer. Her original TV show for Hat Trick Mercurio, DI RAY, was commissioned by Polly Hill at ITV and won an RTS Midlands Award for Best Scripted Programme and run for two series. Maya has recently written one episode of GRANTCHESTER series ten and one on series eleven.
Maya was part of the writersroom for the TV adaptation of Adam Kay’s bestseller, THIS IS GOING TO HURT, for Sister Pictures / BBC. She was also part of the writing team developing and storylining the second series of ACKLEY BRIDGE for The Forge/C4 as well as writing an episode and on the writing team for the last series of THE KUMARS produced by Hat Trick for Sky 1. She has written two episodes of EASTENDERS. Maya’s debut play SKET premiered at the Park Theatre in April 2016. She was named on the BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017.
DI RAY Reviews
Stylist – unlike any other crime series on TV
The Guardian – a fresh twist on the police drama
The Times – a police show that says something new
iNews – a fresh take on the genre…what Sondhi is doing to modernise British police drama is fascinating
Metro – an intriguing drama
Credits
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| THE CONCIERGE | Garrison Drama |
Original show, treatment commission |
| DEATH ROW ROMEO | Tiger Aspect |
Pitch doc option. Co-written with Sarah Deane. |
| THE LONG TRAIL | Tall Story Pictures |
Pitch doc commission |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DI RAY | Hat Trick Mercurio / ITV |
6 x 60 min. Series two. Creator, Writer and Executive Producer. |
| DI RAY | Hat Trick Mercurio / ITV |
4 x 60 minutes. Creator, Writer and Executive Producer. |
| THIS IS GOING TO HURT | Sister Pictures |
Part of writersroom |
| THE TROUBLE WITH MAGGIE COLE S2 | Genial / ITV |
1x 60′ episode and script consultant across series 1 and 2 |
| MOUNT PLEASANT | Tiger Aspect / Sky |
1 x 60′ episode and Script Associate across 2 series |
| EASTENDERS | BBC |
2 episodes |
| THE KUMARS | Hat Trick for Sky 1 | |
| ACKLEY BRIDGE S2 | The Forge / C4 |
1 x episode and storylining |
| GRANTCHESTER S10 and S11 | Kudos Film and TV / ITV |
Writer, one episode on S10 and one episode on S11 |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SKET |
Park Theatre |
Online
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
THE BREAK 2017 |
BBC |
5 minute monologue |
