---
name: "Neil Forsyth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/neil-forsyth"
fi1m_id: "neil-forsyth"
imdb_id: "nm5132325"
tmdb_id: 1551414
wikidata_id: "Q6988561"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 April 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:09:44.456174+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Neil Forsyth

## Identity

Neil Forsyth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/neil-forsyth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** neil-forsyth
- **IMDb ID:** nm5132325
- **TMDB ID:** 1551414
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6988561
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Forsyth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5132325/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1551414

Writer and producer. Born 1 April 1978 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 April 1978, Dundee, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** Ніл Форсайт
- **Frequently works with:** [Charlie Leech](https://film.one/person/charlie-leech.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Forsyth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988561, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5132325/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1551414

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Gold*](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Legends*](https://film.one/tv/legends.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Neil Forsyth is a Scottish screenwriter and author. He was born in 1978 in Dundee and grew up there, attending the High School of Dundee before graduating from the University of Edinburgh. He began writing for a Dundee United fanzine and later worked as a journalist and nightclub promoter before authoring books and moving into television.

Forsyth created and wrote the BBC series *Bob Servant Independent* (2013) and *Guilt* (2019), as well as *The Gold* (2023) for BBC One and Paramount+, and *Legends* (2026) for Netflix. His production company is Tannadice Pictures. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books and has received numerous television awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Legends* (2026), Fi1m 74, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/legends.md)
- *The Gold* (2023), Fi1m 80, Creator, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Legends* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/legends.md)
- *Dance First* (2023), Screenplay
- *The Gold* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *Guilt* (2019), series, Writer, Creator
- *Backstage At Live Aid* (2018), Writer
- *Eric, Ernie and Me* (2017), Writer
- *Urban Myths* (2017), series, Writer
- *Bob Servant* (2013), series, Writer, Creator
- *The Story of the Kinks* (1985), Sound Recordist

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