Biography
Laura Poliakoff is a British screenwriter and playwright. She studied screenwriting at the National Film and Television School from 2009 to 2011 and was selected for the BBC Writers Academy and the Royal Court Young Writers’ Programme. In 2017 she was included on the BBC New Talent Hotlist.
Her television writing credits include ten episodes of EastEnders (2013–2017), four episodes of Casualty (2017–2018), one episode of Holby City (2013), two episodes of Doctors (2012–2014) and one episode of The Chelsea Detective (2023). She has also written short films including Burn the Clock (2013) and Bertie Crisp (2011).
As a playwright, her debut Clockwork opened at the Hightide Festival in 2012 and was published by Methuen Drama. She is developing the comedy-drama series A Normal Couple with Strong Film and Television.
