Bryan Elsley
Bryan Elsley is a Scottish television writer, best known for creating Skins, together with his son, Jamie Brittain.
Works
Cites Barcelona
In the 21st Century, when dating has become a matter of texting, smartphone apps and virtual experiences, couples that have met via the internet go on a series of first dates. Catalan adaptation of the 2013 British series "Dates"
Release Date:2023-06-12
Department:Writing
Job:Original Concept
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:12
The Love Box in Your Living Room
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell the true story of Britain’s evolution over the last century through the life of the BBC, by turning complete fictions into a staggering array of hard facts.
Release Date:2022-10-27
Vote Count:1
Eden
The disappearance of a young woman triggers a devastating chain of events which lays bare the dark, hidden heart of paradise. Long buried secrets are dragged into the open as lives and deeds of local residents intersect over one fractured summer and its aftermath.
Release Date:2021-06-11
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:13
Kiss Me First
To escape reality 17-year-old Leila turns to a secret virtual paradise. Her real journey begins when this digital Eden turns dark.
Release Date:2018-04-02
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:98
Cites
Looking for love, sex, or just someone to move away from the loneliness, the characters in " Cites " meet face to face, after meeting online, laden with uncertainties and hopes. Based on the original format of the British series " Dates " Brian Elsley . Each episode of the series , located in Barcelona , focuses on two of these quotations , which come into play fears , secrets and expectations of its protagonists. A staff relations existing partner network around a character that cross each other and that we will find again throughout the series look.
Release Date:2015-04-27
Department:Writing
Job:Original Series Creator
Episode Count:26
Vote Count:15
Skins : Rise
Once a hedonistic womaniser and troublemaker, Cook was last seen fighting his friend Freddie's murderer. In the present day, he is living in Manchester, remaining under the radar from the authorities and society at large. However, he is noticeably more subdued and serious, clearly harrowed by the events of his past and he makes his living peddling drugs in Manchester’s criminal underworld.
Release Date:2013-07-29
Department:Writing
Job:Scenario Writer
Dates
Dates is a British television romantic drama series created by Bryan Elsley, who also created Skins, which first aired on Channel 4 on 10 June 2013, at 22:00, as part of its "Mating Season" programming, illustrating a series of first dates between online dating service users. The show's target audience is "ABC1".
Release Date:2013-06-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:33
Skins
A wild ride through the lives of a group of high school friends stumbling through the mine field of adolescence... and stepping on most of the mines as they go.
Release Date:2011-01-17
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:43
Skins
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
Release Date:2007-01-25
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:18
Vote Count:1263
40
Seven 40-year-olds are drawn together by a disturbing school reunion. Long-standing sexual tensions and emotional conflicts come to a head as the surreal secrets of apparently normal lives are revealed. Acting as a catalyst, the reunion forces the seven friends into a re-evaluation of their past and the present—and brings about an unexpected future.
Release Date:2003-04-08
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:2
Rose and Maloney
Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.
Release Date:2002-09-29
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:3
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is an American comedy television series starring Oliver Hudson. The series premiered March 14, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It is based on the UK series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.
Release Date:2002-03-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Complicity
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable. The police are convened of Cameron's guilt and so are half his friends and colleagues. Cameron is forced to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.
Release Date:2000-05-06
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:13
Nature Boy
A sensitive young man who relishes time in nature is at odds with the rough urban culture in which he lives.
Release Date:2000-02-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:1
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is a British comedy series, which aired on Channel 4 in 1998. It was a six-part satirical take on the music industry, written by Skins creator Bryan Elsley. The plot centered around a young Glaswegian band - Jocks Wa Hey - as they struggle to find success. The series won the 'Best Drama Serial' award at the 1999 RTS Television Awards and, that same year, writer Bryan Esley was nominated in the RTS 'Best Writer' category for the series. It was remade as My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, a short-lived American/Canadian series that starred Oliver Hudson and was made for the now defunct The WB Television Network.
Release Date:1998-11-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:6
The Crow Road
History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family gathers together to mark the solemn occasion, old disagreements continue to fester and old acquaintances are renewed. Following the unexpected death of another close relative, Prentice begins to question the past: why did his Uncle Rory suddenly disappear and where did he go? Reading his Uncle Rory’s unpublished novel may provide the answers he is seeking but it also unearths some dark family secrets he didn’t bargain for.
Release Date:1996-11-04
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:12
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.
Release Date:1995-03-26
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:13
Roughnecks
Roughnecks is a BBC comedy-drama series that ran over two series between 1994 and 1995 on BBC One. The show centred on the working and personal lives of those who worked on the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea.
Release Date:1994-06-16
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:2
Govan Ghost Story
Old memories are awakened in a terrifying and dangerous way when Jock McGinn counters a strange little girl in the flats where he lives. A crucial stepping-stone in the career of distinguished actor and director David Hayman. It was also a seminal work of writer Bryan Elsley who would go on to create the award-winning Skins series.
Release Date:1989-03-07
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
The Play on One
A series of plays specially written for television.
Release Date:1988-01-19
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:3
Casualty
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Release Date:1986-09-06
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:80