HARRY SMYTH
HARRY SMYTH
Harry Smyth is a writer & development producer with one foot in scripted drama and the other in documentary.
Harry has developed an impressive list of unscripted one-offs and series for major broadcasters such as BBC, Channel 4, Sky and many more. The latest documentary series he developed, ‘Stacey Dooley: Stalkers’ for BBC, was met with critical acclaim and excellent viewing figures. Harry’s unscripted development work accounts for over 50 hours of broadcast content.
His innovative crime-drama script ‘Coldline’ made the 2018 Official LondonTVPitchbox Selection at Raindance Film Festival and was later in development at BAFTA-nominated Salon Pictures. His following script ‘Until Proven’ made the 2021 Pitchbox Official Selection. Though mainly writing in the crime & thriller genres, his work as a screenwriter also includes a web-series for Comedy Central and narrative music videos.
More recently, Harry was chosen for the BBC Writers Room Voices 2023 scripted development programme and has worked on funded developments for the likes of HBO, Tall Story and NRK.