Writing

Nick Leather

Born December 1, 1978 · Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, UK (age 47)

Nick Leather is a BAFTA, RTS and Writers' Guild of Great Britain award-winning writer. His work includes the single drama 'Mother's Day' (BBC2/RTE), for which he won the RTS NW Award for Best Scriptwriter 2019 and was nominated for the Writers' Guild Award for Best Short Form TV Drama, and the single drama 'Murdered For Being Different' (BBC3), which won the BAFTA and RTS Awards for Best Single D…

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Mother's DayMother's Day · 2018
Mother's Day
7.62018
MovieTV MovieDrama
On the day before Mother's Day 1993, Colin and Wendy Parry's lives are torn apart when their youngest son Tim is killed in a terrorist attack by the IRA in Warrington's town centre. The attack shocks ordinary people on both sides of the Irish Sea. Sue McHugh, an unassuming and normally shy Dublin housewife, is deeply affected by the tragedy. Spurred into action by the events in Warrington and the hope that she can make a difference, Sue urges people across Ireland to demonstrate that the killings on all sides must stop. But has Sue underestimated the challenge of brokering peace in a community that has known only conflict? As the grieving Parrys search desperately for answers to their son's senseless killing, they form an alliance with Sue, her husband Arthur, and her Peace '93 movement, travelling to Dublin in a bid to bring about peace and ensure Tim's enduring legacy is one of hope and tolerance. Based on real events.
Murdered for Being DifferentMurdered for Being Different · 2017
Murdered for Being Different
6.02017
MovieCrimeDrama
Drama telling the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster in 2007, who was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and put into a coma. The two of them were attacked because they were dressed as goths.
All Creatures Great & SmallAll Creatures Great & Small · 2020
All Creatures Great & Small
8.22020
SeriesDramaComedy
The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
The Worst WitchThe Worst Witch · 2017
The Worst Witch
7.42017
SeriesKidsMystery
Mayhem and mishaps follow young witch Mildred Hubble wherever she goes. She just can't help it! But with her friends' help, Mildred always manages to avoid disaster just in time.
Moving OnMoving On · 2009
Moving On
7.32009
SeriesDrama
Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of change in their life and moving on.
SuspicionSuspicion · 2022
Suspicion
6.72022
SeriesDramaCrime
Four ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They embark on a desperate race against time to prove their innocence, but will anyone believe them—and are they telling the truth?
NightsleeperNightsleeper · 2024
Nightsleeper
6.82024
SeriesDramaCrime
Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who've never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?
The Control RoomThe Control Room · 2022
The Control Room
6.12022
SeriesCrimeDrama
The story of Gabe, an ordinary man who works as an emergency call handler for the Scottish Ambulance Service in Glasgow. His world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a woman who appears to know him. With Gabe under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that threatens to have devastating consequences.

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Mother's DayMother's Day · 2018
Mother's Day
7.62018
MovieTV MovieDrama
On the day before Mother's Day 1993, Colin and Wendy Parry's lives are torn apart when their youngest son Tim is killed in a terrorist attack by the IRA in Warrington's town centre. The attack shocks ordinary people on both sides of the Irish Sea. Sue McHugh, an unassuming and normally shy Dublin housewife, is deeply affected by the tragedy. Spurred into action by the events in Warrington and the hope that she can make a difference, Sue urges people across Ireland to demonstrate that the killings on all sides must stop. But has Sue underestimated the challenge of brokering peace in a community that has known only conflict? As the grieving Parrys search desperately for answers to their son's senseless killing, they form an alliance with Sue, her husband Arthur, and her Peace '93 movement, travelling to Dublin in a bid to bring about peace and ensure Tim's enduring legacy is one of hope and tolerance. Based on real events.

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