Stuart Drennan

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Mark Brennan

Mark Brennan

MBrennan@unitedagents.co.uk

Film, TV & Theatre

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Writer of 2018’s award-winning feature film THE DIG, Stuart has also written and produced award winning short films and television dramas, including Brit Box and BBC’s HOPE STREET and BBC/RTE’s 6 DEGREES.

Stuart was nominated for BIFA’s 2018 Discovery Award and also the Writer’s Guild of Ireland ‘Best Feature Film Screenplay’ in 2019. He won ‘Best Screenplay’ at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2019.

Praise for THE DIG:

"further proof of Irish cinema’s resurgent boldness and versatility, finds a striking visual metaphor for the emotional labours required to find peace of mind nowadays". The Guardian

"a grittily effective oater, narratively tight as a drum and shot in the gloom of a never-ending winter where it unturfs a twisty ending to delight genre fans". Screen Daily

"an impressive oddity that deserves its renown". The Irish Times

In Development

Production	Company	Notes
NO MAN'S LAND 2024	Vico Pictures / Screen Ireland	- Original Feature - Script Stage
CHARGER 2024	Innate Films / NI Screen	- Original Drama Feature - Script Stage
BLACK PILL 2024	Eiru Films	- Original Thriller Feature - Script Stage
THE FORGOTTEN MAN 2024	Voyage Media	- Feature Adaptation - Based on the life of Martin Foran, an innocent Irishman living in England who was falsely convicted twice and served two harrowing prison terms at the height of the Troubles in the 70s and 80s after a notorious English police force framed him both times

Film

Production	Company	Notes
THE DIG 2018	Out of Orbit / Wolfhound Media	- Newport Beach Film Festival 2019: Winner of Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Breakthrough Artist - British Independent Film Awards 2018: Nominated for the Discovery Award - Galway Film Fleadh 2018: Winner of Best Film - TIFF 2018: North American premiere as part of the Discovery programme

Television

Production	Company	Notes
HOPE STREET (Seres 3) 2023	PGMTV/Long Story/BBC	- Writer x 2 Eps
HOPE STREET (Series 2) 2022	PGMTV / Long Story / BBC	- Writer x 3 Eps - Co-Writer x 1 Ep
HOPE STREET (Series 1) 2021	PGMTV/Long Story/BBC	- Writer x 2 Eps
HOLLYOAKS 2012 - 2013	Lime Productions / C4	- Wrote 8 episodes of the multi-award winning drama series
6 DEGREES 2012	BBC NI	- Writer and Script Editor across 6 episodes of the opening series
SEACHT 2009 - 2011	Stirling Film & TV / NI Screen	- Writer and Script Editor across 18 episodes, spanning 3 seasons, of this IFTA-nominated show
MARU 2009 - 2011	Stirling Film & TV /	- Wrote 4 episodes across two seasons of the popular TG4 docu-drama series

Radio

Production	Company	Notes
DEAD HAND 2022	BBC Radio 4	- Original 5 x 30' Crime-Thriller

Short Films

Production	Company	Notes
THE BREAKER 2014	Wolfhound Media	- As writer and director - Thriller short starring Bernard Hill
ANALOGUE LOVE 2011	Wolfhound Media	- As writer and director - Romantic-drama short starring Emma Rigby and Emmett J. Scanlan - Features the voice of Bernard Hill