Emily Ballou

Emily Ballou is a film and television writer.

Works

Humans

In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

Release Date2015-06-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count665

Scott & Bailey

D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.

Release Date2011-05-29

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count79

Case Histories

Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.

Release Date2011-06-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count41

The Slap

At an Australian backyard BBQ, amongst alcohol, friendship and a children's cricket game, a man slaps a child who is not his son. The party comes to a sudden halt. The child's parents are so affronted they vow to take the man to court. The police become involved and friends and family are forced to take sides.

Release Date2011-10-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count38

The Turning

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.

Release Date2013-09-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count31

Becoming Elizabeth

The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.

Release Date2022-06-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count55

One Night

Three women who shared a devastating trauma as teenagers find their emotional scars ripped open when one of them writes a book about the experience.

Release Date2023-09-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count13