Peter McKenna

Peter McKenna has written extensively for film, television and stage. Most recently he has completed episodes of BBC One Drama Series FRANKIE and THE MUSKETEERS (Series 1 & 2) - and has just been commissioned by BBC to adapt the crime thriller, THE LOST, for television.

In 2010 Peter became the first Irish writer to be selected for the prestigious BBC Writers Academy. This led to him writing regularly for DOCTORS, EASTENDERS, CASUALTY and HOLBY CITY.

His televison pilot, "IN VITRO", is in development with Company Pictures (London). And Peter has co-authored a romantic comedy "LOVEGODS" with Irish writer Brian Lynch, which has been optioned by Grand Pictures.

He is currently creating and writing "RED ROCK", a new TV3 soap.

His other Irish television credits include "ON HOME GROUND" (Littlebird/RTE), FAIR CITY (RTE), "LEGEND" (Ice Box/RTE) and “THE CLINIC” (Parallel Productions/RTE), where he was appointed Head Writer and Story Consultant.

In 2009 he received both an Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) nomination and Irish Screenwriters & Playwrights Guild Zebbie Award nomination for "Best Television Script".

Peter has also written and directed two short films "BOVINE", and "RACING HOMER", which won the Irish Film Board "Short Cuts Award". And his critically acclaimed play “MISSING FOOTBALL” received the OZ Whitehead Award for Best Irish One Act Play.