Ongoing and Future Projects

If you are a publisher or producer who is interested in any of these projects, I would be delighted to hear from you.  Please send an email via the contact page.

Michael & Joseph (The book) – work in progress

Alone in India, on the final stage of a round-the-world spiritual pilgrimage, Michael a catholic turned to Hinduism, meets Joseph a Hindu turned to Catholicism. Joseph takes Michael off into the Indian countryside in his taxi with promises of meetings with gurus and saints unknown to the West. Michael is hooked, but can he trust Joseph? Is Joseph his saviour or a spiv? Is he his guide or a gremlin? The same situation is portrayed from the viewpoints of the two participants. Two people from opposite ends of the social scale, given very different starts in life, two people searching for different things, wanting two entirely different outcomes from the situation which they have created and now share. They embark upon the journey together, but what is their real journey, and where is it taking them?

The Alternatives (The TV series) – project proposal

It’s Postman Pat for bigger boys and girls.

It’s Asterix for adults.

It’s ….. the Alter-Natives.

This is a spiritual black comedy, the first of its kind, to my knowledge, which deals with real issues and moral dilemmas but always in an original, idiosyncratic and humorous way. It never loses sight of our own humanity. The characters are strong, individual, vibrant, and very much “off the wall”. They speak their mind.

Two of the characters –

Captain Chopper                  A helicopter pilot or a big dick?

No Rice Paddy                      An Irishman. Never been known to eat the stuff 

Magdelena (The Film) – project proposal

It is a grim, gray day, and the rains drizzles down as Magdelena steps off the train and sets foot for the first time in Grimswick.  People are scurrying about, dodging rain puddles and cursing under their breath. Row upon row of gray terraced houses lean against one another, their roofs glistening in the rain. The skies are dark with the occasional grumble of thunder.

She is clad in a white cape, which seems somehow eerily illuminated against the backdrop of gray. She carries just a small suitcase. As others cower and run to shelter from the inclement weather, Magdelena walks upright, slowly, graceful as she surveys her surroundings. Nobody takes any notice of her, but she takes notice of them.

Find yourself a friend (The Film) – project proposal 

This is what his Japanese wife told Jack to do, the day that she decided to stop having a physical relationship with him. Easy for her to say, but when you have just arrived in Tokyo, don’t speak Japanese, and don’t actually know any Japanese women, this is not so simple. So he sets about doing just that. He finds an English language magazine with a personal contact column, and sets about finding himself a friend. This leads to a surprising adventure, and some even more surprising discoveries about the sex lives of Japanese women.