Nicole Taylor (screenwriter)
Nicole Taylor is a Scottish screenwriter. She won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts for Best Writer for her three-part BBC series Three Girls about the Rochdale child sex abuse ring.
Early life and education
[edit]Taylor was born and raised in Glasgow, where she attended Craigholme School and graduated from the University of Oxford.[1] Growing up, she was a country music fan.[2]
Career
[edit]Upon graduating, Taylor wrote for Ashes to Ashes,[3] The C-Word,[4] Indian Summers, and The Hour.[5] In 2017, she received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts for Best Writer for her three-part BBC series Three Girls.[6] Taylor was also named an Edinburgh International Film Festival Screenwriter-in-Residence.[5]
On 22 August 2018, BBC One announced that Taylor would write for an upcoming drama called The Nest.[7] While writing for The Nest, Taylor used inspiration from her own life and her fondness of country music. She was also introduced to Krysty Wilson-Cairns, an alumna of Craigholme, and they discovered they were inspired by the same teacher during their school years.[8] In the same year, Taylor and Jessie Buckley collaborated on writing several songs for Wild Rose.[2] For her part as a writer, Taylor received the 2019 Feature Film and Writer Film/Television Award at the BAFTA Scotland Awards.[9] Taylor has adapted her original screenplay for the stage, with the musical set to premiere in 2025, at the Royal Lyceum Theatre.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicole Taylor In Conversation with Kim Winston". whatsoneastrenfrewshire.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b Zemler, Emily (24 June 2019). "How country music crosses borders in Scottish indie 'Wild Rose'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "The Gene Genie is back... in highly-anticipated second series of award-winning Ashes To Ashes for BBC One - cast and production team". bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Starring Sheridan Smith, this film is a defiant, ballsy and surprisingly funny story of life, love and cancer". bbc.co.uk. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b Drumi, Julena (24 August 2017). "Three Girls writer Taylor gets EIFF residency". magazine.dailybusinessgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations to our alumnae Philippa Lowthorpe and Nicole Taylor on the three-part drama 'Three Girls'". sthildas.ox.ac.uk. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, announces three brand new drama series written by three female writers authoring diverse and original shows for BBC One, Two and Three". bbc.co.uk. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Scougall, Murray (15 March 2020). "Bafta-winning screenwriter Nicole Taylor says thriller The Nest was written for Martin Compston". Sunday Post. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (4 November 2019). "'Wild Rose' scores hat-trick at Bafta Scotland awards". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Wild Rose musical to come to stage in 2025". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.