Outsiders
Written by Andrew Ellard and The Cast Produced by Anne Henry Directed by Dominic Brigstocke
A group of foreigners. A cramped flat. A sitcom where worlds collide. Denmark, South Africa, Ireland, Canada, Dagenham... They're not from around here, but that's the least of their worries. Thee mini-episodes for Channel 4's Comedy Blaps.
Andrew talking to Chortle about the show.
AfterDeath
Written by Andrew Ellard Directed by Gez Medinger and Robin Schmidt
Five young people wake up dead, but start seeking a way out of a hellish afterlife. A character-driven horror-thriller released in October 2015.
Rent or buy it online now. DVD available from Amazon.
"Truly iconoclastic" - Little White Lies
"Like if JB Priestley has written lost. Stunning atmospheric location and great script." - Chris Lincé, Twitter
"A claustrophobic mystery with vivid characters, it has...daring theology, dark humour and plenty of clever, surprising twists." - Kim Newman, Empire Magazine
"Memorably nightmarish...refreshingly intelligent" - Afraid of the Dark
"Andrew Ellard has penned a provocatively blasphemous head trip masquerading as a cabin-in-the-woods horror." - Screen Relish
Written by Andrew Ellard Directed by Martin Stirling
Winner of the Sci-Fi London 48 Hour Film Challenge, 2012. Written and made in just two days.
"Terrific. Really clever and really sad" - Steven Moffat
Written by Adam Rutherford, Andrew Ellard, Tracy King
Promotional video. 'ENCODE and the Human Genome'.
Written by Andrew Ellard
Sitcom pilot for radio. Starring Hils Barker and Tom Price. With Chris Barrie, Hattie Hayridge and Eleanor Wyld, featuring Matthew Crosby. Right-click the title to download.
ANALYSIS
Videonotes
Shownotes
Weekly analysis of Marvel’s 20201 series WandaVision for The Guardian.
ADVICE
BBC Writers Room
What makes a good sitcom character? How important is structure? The most common problems in sitcom script and one top tip.
Also available on the BBC Writers Room.
Andrew joins Tim Clauge and Danny Stack for an hour of script writing and editing talk.
Talking sitcom with the geeks, including Outsiders and Chewing Gum. Continues with listener questions in Part Two.
Writer/Director Daley Pearson comperes a Q&A from August 16, 2016. Hosted by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland and Ludo Studio.
RED DWARF DOCUMENTARIES
Selected instalments from the complete ‘Making Of’ DVD series.
Directed by Andrew Ellard.