We are thrilled to announce a second session with Writer Ruth Underwood at BSS 2025.
Ruth’s unique perspective on screenwriting for TV is informed from her extensive time in writers’ rooms and script departments in both the UK and Australia. She was integral in attaining the TV adaptation rights for the international bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which she went on to Story Produce. Ruth has several other notable credits having served as Script Producer on the Stan series Critical Incident, Script Editor on ABC and BBC One’s The Cry, Waterloo Rd, and ITV’s Taggart. She was also the Assistant Producer on both Clique and Stonemouth for BBC.
During this workshop Ruth will cover writing fundamentals, adaptation, giving an insight into her experience of writing for television. She will also unpack the role of story producer, drawing on her experience working on writers’ tables and in script departments in the UK and Australia.
This one-off workshop is aimed at emerging screenwriters and is a great opportunity to upskill and take on new ideas.
RUTH UNDERWOOD
Ruth Underwood was instrumental in picking up the rights to Heather Morris’ international bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, for Synchronicity Films. She story-lined the series alongside lead writer, Jacquelin Perske, ran the script department throughout development, and was Story Producer on the six-part adaptation which premiered on Sky Atlantic, Stan and Peacock in May 2024. She subsequently Script Produced and wrote on Critical Incident, a crime drama created by Sarah Bassiuoni for Matchbox which aired in August 2024 on Stan.
Ruth is currently developing her own slate including two original TV projects of her own, a third with co-creator Stuart Page, a feature film with director Ruth Borgobello, and two adaptations. She is Script Producing a biographical drama which is in pre-production for ABC. She has also just worked for a semester at Melbourne University’s VCA, teaching Adaptation to the third year students on the BA in Screenwriting.
