WRITING & FILMMAKING – Charlie's Portraits

I am also an award-winning screenwriter, director and journalist.

My creations include the RTS-winning comedy sketch show Deaf Funny and documentary series Found (both of which I also directed), sitcom Four Deaf Yorkshiremen, dramas My Song and Departure Lounge, mockumentary Hands Solo, mini-series The Fingerspellers and viral shorts The Kiss and Coming Out.

I also wrote for BBC series including Waterloo Road (RTS-winning episode) Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On (Broadcast Award nomination), Casualty (BAFTA and RTS winning episode and Rose D’Or nomination) and created the deaf storyline and character played by Rose Ayling-Ellis for Eastenders.

Between 2021 and 2024, I was Drama Commissioner for Lumo TV, developing and executive producing a range of dramas and comedies made by deaf writers and directors.

My journalism includes writing for the Guardian and BBC Online and I have edited the deaf blog platform The Limping Chicken since 2012.

Links to my TV and film work (note: you may need to turn on subtitles if you are sign-impaired 😉

Documentary

The Found series of documentaries, which I produced and directed, told grassroots deaf people’s stories of how they discovered their deaf identity and sign language.

Found at the Deaf Club (2018) 30 mins Film4

Found in Sport (2018) 30 mins Film4

Found in the UK (2016) 30 mins Film4

Found in Love (2016) 30 mins Film4

Found (2015) 30 mins Film 4

Drama