Scottish 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
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
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
^ "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 .
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