Ben Tagoe

Writer

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Nick Barron
Associate Agent: Nicole Schivardi

Film, TV & Theatre

Ben has worked in several writers rooms and is a Consulting Producer on Season 3 of Amazon’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RINGS OF POWER. He is currently adapting his stage play BETTER DAYS for TV and writing a new play THE BLACK STAR BAND for National Theatre of Scotland. Ben is also currently adapting James Robertson's JOSEPH KNIGHT for Crab Apple Films.

In 2019, Ben wrote an episode of Sky comedy IN THE LONG RUN (Green Door Pictures), which was broadcast on Sky 1(UK) and Starz (USA). His episode of STAN LEE'S LUCKY MAN (Carnival Productions/Sky Television) was broadcast in 2018. In 2016/17 Ben wrote four episodes of CBBC’s JAMIE JOHNSON and his episode END GAME was shortlisted for the Children’s BAFTA awards, International Emmys and RTS awards. 

In 2011, Ben was selected for the BBC Writers Academy. He gained credits on BBC shows DOCTORS, EASTENDERS and CASUALTY as a result and has also been a regular writer on ITV’s CORONATION STREET and EMMERDALE.

In Development

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BETTER DAYS

BBCS

Adaptation of his play for the BBC STUDIOS Spotlight Scheme

BLACK STAR BAND

National Theatre of Scotland

Play commissioned

JOSEPH KNIGHT

Crab Apple Films

3 x 60 minute episode TV mini-series

THE YOUNG TEAM

Synchronicity Films

Adaptation of Graeme Armstrong’s novel. Adrian McDowall attached to direct.

Television

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RINGS OF POWER

Amazon

Season 3. Part of the writersroom and Consulting Producer.

IN THE LONG RUN

2019

Green Door Pictures

1 episode, season 2

STAN LEE'S LUCKY MAN

2018

Carnival Film and Television

1 episode, season 3

JAMIE JOHNSON

2017 - 2018

Short Form Film

4 episodes, seasons 2 and 3

CORONATION STREET

2015 - 2018

ITV

32 episodes

DOCTORS

2013

BBC

2 episodes

CASUALTY

2012

BBC

1 episode

EASTENDERS

2012

BBC

1 episode

Theatre

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BETTER DAYS

2023

Studio 57 Productions

Writer and Producer

WHEN WE WERE BROTHERS

2018

Freedom Studios

EVIE'S STORY

2014

Space2

BEFORE THE LEAVES FALL

2014

Space2

THE THING ABOUT PSYCHOPATHS

2013

Red Ladder

National tour

COLD TURKEY AT NANA'S

2012

Oran Mor / Perth Theatre

BITTERSWEET SUNSHINE

2010

Red Ladder

Radio

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TRIPLE WORD SCORE

2015

BBC Radio 4 / BBC World Service

Comedy drama about the Nigerian Scrabble team