Tim Loane

Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tim has worked extensively as a writer, director and actor in television, film and theatre for over thirty years. He was creator and lead writer of the BAFTA-nominated Teachers (Channel 4, UK). Other series include the four-part conspiracy thriller Proof (RTE, Ireland), the three-part family drama Little Devil (ITV, UK), and he penned the six-part updating of TV classic Minder (Channel 5, UK). Other screenwriting includes the sex-swap farce Reversals (ITV, UK), and returning dramas Casualty (BBC, UK) and Red Rock (TV3, Ireland). Tim was lead writer of Versailles (Canal+, France) and more recently, he wrote for Das Boot (Sky Germany) and Marcella (ITV/Netflix, UK).

Tim directed the short film Dance Lexie Dance which won numerous international awards and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997.