Josh Merritt #autistic #dyspraxic #ADHD #disabled
@joshmerritt
Neurodivergent Screenwriter. BBC (Waffle Wonder Dog), Channel 4 (Hollyoaks) Lauded by Jack Thorne as "a tremendous talent". Published Playwright Actor: Unforgotten (ITV), I Jack Wright (U&Alibi), Then Barbara Met Alan (BBC / Netflix) Rep: Andrew Mills
CRAZY to see my ugly old mug on primetime BBC One, #Acting opposite the fab and BAFTA-winning Daniel Rigby, in @chrislangwriter.bsky.social's BRILLIANT 'I, Jack Wright'!! In the first 5 minutes of episode 1 as well!!!
FILM / CINEMA INTROS, DISCUSSIONS, PANELS, ET AL - if you're looking for a #GuestSpeaker, please consider me!!! 😊
I hope @robinince.bsky.social won't mind my mentioning his fabulousness!! I had the honour of chatting with Robin a couple of years back for his new book all about #Neurodiversity. I am about to start reading, and it looks FANTASTIC!! Go buy a copy now!!! ❤️
Seeking #PRODUCER / #PRODUCTIONCOMPANY for film I've written - Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham) attached as #Director.
Seeking #PRODUCER / #PRODUCTIONCOMPANY for film I've written w/ Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham) attached as #Director.
I would LOVE to work with an ethnic minority production company to submit for Channel 4's callout! I have a few ideas, or maybe you need a writer like me from a fellow underrepresented community? Let's chat! 😊
#PRODUCERS / #PRODUCTIONCOMPANIES: Let's APPLY together, shall we? #DIRECTORS / #WRITERS: If you want to collaborate with another Writer on an original idea or a piece of IP, please consider me!
#PRODUCERS / #PRODUCTIONCOMPANIES: I have also directed short films before - including a BBC-commissioned drama which I wrote - so am happy to be considered and apply as a director, too! 😊 (4 / 4 posts) bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...
*PRODUCERS* My experience includes #Directing my own scripts for BBC et al, so I am happy to team with a DDN or non-DDN #Producer in that context for the below BFI horror / genre filmmaking opportunity!! ☺️ (3 /3 posts)
FOR SALE: Mint (most still in shrink-wrap) condition Criterion, BFI, Indicator / Powerhouse, et al Blu-rays. If you're on the hunt, contact me and I'll give you a good deal! There are lots more available than I am able to picture here, so please reach out if you're looking for any specific titles.
I just need little bits of work here and there - writing, reading or otherwise (if you feel I'm suited) - to tide me over for the time being. Please can anyone hook me up with jobs? Thank you in advance!
I have also directed short films before - including a BBC-commissioned drama which I wrote - so am happy to be considered and apply as a director, too! 😊 (3 / 3 posts) (Josh is represented by Andrew Mills of Revolution Talent) www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...
*SCREENWRITER SEEKING COLLABORATING PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR CHANNEL 4 OPP* I also have two or three books I wish to adapt that I believe would translate to excellent adaptations. Let's start a conversation, and I am so excited to hear from you!! ☺️ ✍ (3 / 3) www.channel4.com/4producers/c...
*SCREENWRITER SEEKING COLLABORATING PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR CHANNEL 4 OPP* One option for IP to adapt is my published play MADDIE - I even have a TV series pitch treatment ready to read. You may yourselves have IP and perhaps I could be the #Writer for you? (2 / 3) www.channel4.com/4producers/c...
...Steve November's Further South Productions (Channel 4 / Disney+ / Hulu's 'Queenie'). I'm also a produced, published #Playwright. Hire me! (3/3) #Screenwriting #Scriptwriter #Scriptwriting #Writing #WritersRoom #Jobs #Staff #Staffing #Collaboration #Television #Film #Audio #Playwriting #Theatre
I love this. From the 'MI5 - Official Secrets' exhibition @UkNatArchives. A senior MI5 manager with #Autism shares what an asset it is being #Neurodivergent: "Some people are on the ADHD side, some autistic and some are highly sensitive...being neurodiverse brings strength to MI5."
I'd love to write for you following #TV success with Waffle's After School Club (BBC) & Hollyoaks! Jack Thorne called me "a tremendous talent". I've written for BAFTA winners, developed my own shows with major #ProductionCompanies, + am commissioned to adapt a Penguin Books novel. ✍️
THANK YOU SO MUCH, @paulwaters.bsky.social @tonykentwrites.bsky.social & all, for another ACE @chilternkills.bsky.social!!! Your 3rd year, already you feel like the best writing fest out there (for me - no shade to anyone else)! The atmosphere & people are SO nice - considering the subject matter.
I took a picture of this for you in the bar today: 'The Marlow Brewery' on the beer tap, and (not pictured because I failed my photo composition) the pint glasses also! @robthor.bsky.social
Josh is represented by Andrew Mills @ Revolution Talent. (3/3) #Producers #Commissioners #Broadcasters
I'm also excited about the possibility of partnering up or being paired with other collaborators, perhaps even adapting an existing piece of work or expounding on a premise / concept! (3/3)
SOOOOOOO EXCITED that the listing for my episode of Waffle's After School Club - a brilliant spin-off series from the wonderful Waffle The Wonder Dog - is now live!!!! Episodes 1-5 available on BBC iPlayer from this coming Monday 1st September, and... (1 / 2)
WAFFLE'S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB - a @cbeebies.bsky.social BBC spin-off series from @bafta.org-nominated WAFFLE THE WONDER DOG - has its TV debut on Monday 1st September!!!!! I'm one of the show's fabulous writers, and my episode - WAFFLE'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE - is available from Monday 8th September!!!! 🐶
Please feel free to approach me in other capacities as well: co-writing, or if you have an idea / concept but need a writer to develop (I do possess experience in this regard). I would even love to direct again - BBC commissioned my last short! 💝 💖 (2 / 2)
Please feel free to approach me in other capacities as well: co-writing, or if you have an idea / concept but need a writer (I do possess experience in this regard). I would even love to direct again - my last short was a BBC commission! 💝 💖 (2 / 2)
If we know each other or have worked together before, please LET'S RECONNECT! Or otherwise, we can introduce ourselves. 😊 (3 / 3)
Having now been tapped to adapt TWO @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social novels for the screen, I am enjoying the process SO MUCH and would love to do more!!! Previous #Television credits include Waffle The Wonder Dog for CBeebies / BBC, Hollyoaks on Channel 4, and an original film for BBC.
*FIRST SPEAKING TV ROLE OPPOSITE @bafta.org-WINNING DANIEL RIGBY IN CHRIS LANG'S LATEST TELEVISION SERIES: 'I, Jack Wright' - Now searching for new #Actor opportunities 😊 * I've also recently appeared in ITV's 'Code of Silence', + have a role in Gurinder Chadha's upcoming new feature film... (1/2)