Language English Nationality British | Name Neil Arksey Role Author | |
Occupation children's book author, story editor, script editor, head writer and producer Notable works Brooksie
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Playing On The Edge Notable awards Playing on the Edge shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2001 Books MacB, Playing on the Edge, Brooksie, As Good as Dead in Downtown, Flint | ||
Neil Arksey is the author of several books for children, teenagers and young adults, published by Penguin Books and Random House.
Early in his career he helped develop Little Robots, a pre-school TV show broadcast on BBC in the United Kingdom. He went on to write scripts for Little Robots as well as a number of other shows aimed at the same age-group including Kipper the Dog.
As a story editor, script editor, head writer and producer Neil has worked on a number of UK soaps and drama series Crossroads (TV series), River City, Family Affairs and Mile High. He has also worked as head writer/producer on TV drama series in other European countries including Salatut Elämät in Finland and Jobán Rosszban in Hungary.
More recently he has finished working as a producer on the feature film Run To Ground, a dark thriller set and shot in Miskolc, eastern Hungary. He is currently working on a new project with screenwriter Tony Galuidi.
His latest book is Intelligent Life. The central character is a boy called Jonathan. At the moment the novel is only available as an eBook on Kindle, but it has already received considerable acclaim from readers, among them a number of top scientists.