Katie Baxendale

Writer

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: St John Donald
Assistant: Anthony Joblin

Film, TV & Theatre

Katie graduated from Cambridge in 1995 and has been writing popular drama for television since 1997. She has worked on a number of high profile shows, such as EASTENDERS, AT HOME WITH THE BRAITHWAITES and FAT FRIENDS. Co creator and Lead Writer on series one and two of SUGAR RUSH, an adaptation of Julie Burchill's coming of age novel. Series one won an International Emmy and series Two was nominated for Bafta. Katie has previously been a juror for the International Emmy's in the Children & Young People category.

Television

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VIKINGS: VALHALLA

2022

MGM Television Original for Netflix

THE LAST BUS

2021

Wildseed/ Netflix

FROM DARKNESS

2015

BBC1

4 x 60mins
Starring Anne-Marie Duff

THE PARADISE SERIES 2

2013

BBC

Episode 5, Directed by Kenneth Glenaan
Episode 6, Directed by David Drury

THE PARADISE

2012

BBC

Episode 7, Directed by Marc Jobst

SUGAR RUSH Series 2

2006

Shine Productions for Channel 4

Lead writer
Bafta Nominated for Best Drama Series 2007

SUGAR RUSH Series 1

2004

Shine Productions for Channel 4

Lead writer/ co-creator of adaptation of Julie Burchill novel
International Emmy for Best Programme for Children and Young People 2006

FAT FRIENDS

2004

Granada Yorkshire / Tiger Aspect

Episodes 4 & 6 of Series 3.
Directed by Lance Kneeshaw

AT HOME WITH THE BRAITHWAITES

2003

Granada for ITV

Episodes 5 & 6 of the final series
Nominated for an International Emmy
Nominated for a British Comedy Award

PLAYING THE FIELD SERIES III, IV, & V

2002

Tiger Aspect for BBC1

Six Episodes

EASTENDERS

BBC

LONDON BRIDGE

Carlton