Lin Coghlan
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Lin Coghlan is from Dublin. She trained at the Rose Bruford College and has written widely for radio, film, television and theatre. Lin created an original series in 13 parts for CBBC, Intergalactic Patrick, and a feature length drama, Some Dogs Bite for BBC/Kindle Entertainment. She is currently writing a new play, is producing a drama of her own using ground breaking digital technology, and is under commission to BBC Radio 4.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BLOWAWAYS | An original screenplay using groundbreaking technology building on Lin’s experiences in the gaming industry |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SOME DOGS BITE | Kindle Entertainment/BBC | Winner of the Prix Du Public at the Nantes British Film Festival 2010 |
ELECTRIC FRANK | Tigerlily Films/ BBC Films | Winner of the Leopard of Tomorrow Locarno Film Festival |
FIRST COMMUNION DAY | Tigerlily Films / BBC Films | Winner of the Dennis Potter Play of the Year Award |
THE CITY SPEAKS | BBC/ London Film |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DINOPAWS | Kindle | Multiple episodes |
BIG AND SMALL | Kindle Entertainment | Serie3 |
EASTENDERS | BBC | 8 Episodes written over 3 years including Jamie’s funeral and Boxing Day |
GRANGE HILL | BBC | 4 Episodes written over 3 Series |
PATRICK'S PLANET | CBBC | 13 part original series |
THE BILL | ITV | 1 Episode |
THE CLINIC | Parallel/ RTE | 60 min drama, 5 Episodes 2006/07/08 |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Soho Theatre | Writer | |
The Park Theatre | Co Adapter | |
THE TABLE | Cardboard Citizens | |
APACHE TEARS | Clean Break | Winner of The Peggy Ramsay Award |
BRETEVSKI STREET | Theatre Centre | |
KINFISHER BLUE | The Bush | Published by Oberon |
MERCY | Soho Theatre/ National Theatre Studio | Short listed for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award |
RISING BLUE | Royal National Theatre Studio | Translation by Lin Coghlan |
THE MIRACLE | National Theatre | Cottesloe, National Theatre,2008 |
THE NIGHT GARDEN | Northcott Theatre, Exeter/ Royal National Theatre Studio | Published by Oberon |
WAKING | Soho Theatre | Published by Nick Hern |
WITH LOVE FROM NICOLAE | Bristol Old Vic/Tearful Dramatic |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE MISUNDERSTANDING | BBC Radio 4 | |
NORTH AND SOUTH | BBC Radio 4 | |
THE COUNTRY GIRLS | BBC Radio 4 | An adaptation of the trilogy of novels by Edna O'Brien |
TALES OF THE CITY | BBC Radio 4 | An adaptation of the novel by Armistead Maupin |
CHINA TOWNS | BBC Radio 4 | An adaptation of the novel by Arnold Bennett |
A CYCLE OF MYSTERY PLAYS | Radio 4 | |
ETHAN FROME | BBC Radio 4 | An adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel |
THE CAZALETS | Radio 4 | |
THE FORTUNES OF WAR | Radio 4 Classic Serial | Adaptation |
PASSING | Radio 4 | Original Play |
THE GOOD WOMAN'S TALE | Radio 4 | Original Play |
THE LAMBS SNOW | Radio 4 | Original Play |
MANSFIELD PARK | Radio 4 | Adaptation |
LES MISERABLES | Radio 4 | Adaptation |
Online
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MILO AND KATE | Lionhead / Microsoft | Lead Writer |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
A FEELING IN MY BONES | Theatre Centre | Published by Nelson Thornes |