Biography

Hailing from south London, Lauren is of British-Caribbean heritage. Her original TV series DOMINO DAY has been greenlit for BBC3, where she is also executive producer. She has recently written an episode for the second series of GANGS OF LONDON (Pulse Films/SISTER/Sky/AMC) (2022) and also wrote the harrowing Episode 6 of its first series (2020). She created the BAFTA Nominated digital spin-off series to the BBC's The Dumping Ground, SASHA'S CONTACT MEETING, and was named on the BBC hotlist of 200 new emerging talents tipped as future stars. She was previously on the BBC Drama Writers' Programme 2017, where she developed her girl-gang drama THE LOST CHIX with New Pictures and the BBC. Prior to that, her script CLEO - a gangland re-imagining of Queen Cleopatra's story - was one of three scripts shortlisted for Idris Elba's Green Door/Lionsgate 'Write to Green Light' initiative. Lauren is currently showrunning DOMINO DAY and has other projects in early development.

Filmography

View Gangs of London
Gangs of London

Gangs of London

2020Series
7.8
View Kiss Me First
Kiss Me First

Kiss Me First

2018Series
6.4
View Domino Day
Domino Day

Domino Day

2024Series
6.9
View Setting Sail
Setting Sail

Setting Sail

2026Film0