Sophie Petzal

While studying screenwriting at Bournemouth University, Petzal secured a place as a BBC Production Trainee. Her script Sanctioned won the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award at the International Emmys.[1] Following a trainee placement at CBBC in script editing, she started writing for several CBBC shows, including Wolfblood, Hetty Feather, The Dumping Ground and Danger Mouse. She subsequently moved into hour-long drama, writing episodes of Jekyll and Hyde (produced by Foz Allen, who was also the producer on Wolfblood and Hetty Feather), Medici, The Last Kingdom and Riviera.[2]

In 2018, Petzal's first original TV drama series Blood, starring Adrian Dunbar and Carolina Main, aired on TV3 and Channel 5.[3] Her script for Blood won Best Long-Form Drama at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards.[4] It was renewed for a second series, which began broadcasting in April 2020. It was announced in February 2020 that Petzal was writing a new four-part thriller for ITV, Hollington Drive.[5]

• Sophie Petzal on IMDb