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Michael Beddoes |
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Writer/Director |
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christina@imaginetalent.co.uk |
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+44(0)7876 685515 |
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Michael Beddoes is a writer, producer and director originally from the West Midlands but now residing in London.
As a writer his comedy and comedy-drama work has secured a number of meetings with production companies on both sides of the Atlantic. His pilot 'Arts, Crafts, Time & Space' was a finalist in the ScreenCraft TV pilot Competition, meaning it was one of the selected 24 scripts from over 4,800 submitted.
Michael wrote two episodes and co-wrote the finale of online sitcom 'Angry Quiz Guy' starring Nick Helm. He also wrote and directed all episodes of 'Jack Whitehall's Food Map' starring comedians Jack Whitehall and Lloyd Griffith.
His commercial creative, writing and directing has been used by global brands such as Skoda, Bombay Sapphire, Heinz and Sky. He has also written, directed and produced short films with selections at film festivals like SXSW, Palm Springs ShortsFest and Aesthetica, picking up awards and nominations at a number of them.
Presently he is developing a range of comedy TV and radio projects with different producers and production companies, whilst working on new scripts and ideas.
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| THE SUPPORTERS (co-writer/director) | Sitcom for TV/radio. Three unlikely friends brought together for a love of a mediocre Sunday League football team negotiate life, love and heartbreak from the touchline. Created by and co-writer with Amy Clarke. |
| TOOLS & SPARES (creator/writer) | A British work place sitcom set in the fictional car parts and cycling store Tailors. |
| ARTS, CRAFTS, TIME & SPACE (creator/writer) | A US set time travel sitcom about lonely old bigot Mary and brilliant young black scientist Jamal who end up learning about themselves, life and the universe on quantum adventures together. |
| LOVE FOOLS (co-creator/writer) | 1hr x 8 TV comedy-drama about negotiating the modern day trials and tribulations of love, lust and living in New York city. Attached as co-writer of all episodes with fellow creator, Amy Clarke. |
| PASTA, PIES & PAELLA (writer) | 1hr dark comedy series. A married couple and their niece run a discreet Italian restaurant in the holiday trap of Los Christianos, Tenerife. But beyond business and day to day domestic situations they can never relax after they absconded from their native Napoli to avoid becoming part of their criminal family. |
| GUIDE TO BEING A GO(O)D PARENT (co-writer/director) | Sitcom. After a tragic car accident which claims the lives of his best friends, Tom is forced from the bachelor lifestyle to temporarily look after two children. |
| WITHOUT THE GRACE OF SAVAGES (writer) | 1960s period sitcom. A family of eight are driven from their home in Dublin and try to set up a new home in a former Mitchell & Butlers pub in the Black Country. |
| SNOWFLAKES (director/additional writing) | Non-broadcast pilot. A liberal minded volunteer vies for a seat in a Conservative stronghold council. |
| SANDRA GETS A NEW FRINGE (co-director) | BFI backed short film. After making the life changing decision to get a new fringe, a disregarded office worker attempts to get her dismissive colleagues attention in increasingly bizarre and violet ways. |
| SEASHORE (director) | Short comedy-drama written by and starring Susan Harrison. A break-up film with a twist in the tail! |
| SEQUINS (director) | Short about a teenage wannabe drag queen set in Blackpool, 1997. Written by Amy Clarke. Official Selection in 24 film festivals, including Oscar qualifying Edmonton and BAFTA qualifying Norwich. 3 Best Film wins and numerous nominations. |
| BUNGEE (director) | A rollocking, straight-from-the-heart comedy about two best friends with just one epic day to complete a 30 before 30 list. Starring and co-written by Lydia King and Richard Soames. |
| NEPHEW (co-director) | Charity comedy short. BAFTA nominee Mat Baynton unsuccessfully pitches to two TV execs (Patterson Joseph & Sam Spiro) his idea for an awareness raising documentary for Williams Syndrome. Written and co-directed by Mat Baynton. |
| THE DATE (writer/director) | When introvert singleton Maddie is set up on a date by an overzealous colleague, she gets more than she bargained for. Best Comedy Film award winner at the Top Indie Film Awards. |
| COLD READER (director) | Librarian Gaia thinks she has the measure of prolific library user Edward, but she's about to learn not to judge a book by its cover. Starring Melissa Clements and Stephen Schreiber. |
| FLOTSAM (director) | While out for a morning jog alongside London's Thames River, Vinay makes a grizzly discovery. Haunted by the memory of what he's seen, he soon realises there are some things you can't run from. Best Film nominee at St Albans Film Festival. |
| FORGET ME NOT (director) | Relationships can be hard. Especially when one of you can't remember you had one. Starring Briony Redman, Richard Soames and Katherine Bennett-Fox. Best Short Comedy winner at Southampton International Film Festival and Best Comedy nominee at the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival. |
| ANGRY QUIZ GUY (writer/producer) | Online sitcom shot in lockdown. Starring Nick Helm and created by Ben S. Hyland. Produced all seven episodes, wrote two and co-wrote the finale (with Ben S. Hyland). |
| JACK WHITEHALL'S FOOD MAP (writer/director) | Comedian Jack Whitehall and his support act Lloyd Griffith sample culinary delights in Newcastle, Brighton, Dublin and Manchester while on tour, setting each other food based challenges as they go. |