Russell Knight Writes
Award-winning screenwriter based just west of London.
Short
Laaitie
Pre-production - Funding Secured
In the lawless Cape Flats, a young man risks everything to restore his brother’s mobility, only to discover that some things are better left broken.
Feature
Dead Shift
in development with producers
Following the release of her sister’s abuser, and over one long night shift, an apathetic London detective must overcome a vengeful police inspector, internal investigations, and the doldrums of midlife, to track him down before her fragile personal life is caused irreparable damage.
Feature
Horizon Calling
in development with producers
Following the death of his brother, a dismayed young man seeks acceptance from his estranged father on an ill-advised sailing trip, and finds himself embroiled in the lethal world of international smuggling.
Feature
Terra Nova
A military logistics specialist wakes alone on a barren world with no memory of how she got there. With limited oxygen and sparse supplies, she must battle the hostile terrain to unravel the secrets of the planet and the intentions of those who sent her.
1 hour pilot
King of the Old Smoke
An honourable criminal struggling to cope with the loss of his family and a London detective who risks her pregnancy to track him down must join forces to locate a mysterious object with the potential to uncover corruption in Scotland Yard reaching into the heart of UK politics.
Feature
Bleakmere
After her father is declared legally dead, an off-duty detective must return to his isolated island home to settle his estate, but the more she searches for answers among the locals’ ancient rituals, the more she uncovers a trauma from a past long forgotten.
Short
The Afterlife
A young British Muslim must overcome social bias to fulfil his destiny on the London Underground.
Bio
Russell Knight is a screenwriter based just west of London. His work focuses on grounded, character-led stories that deal with trauma, fractured families, and people pushed to the edge — often with a strong twist that redefines what’s come before.He writes with an eye for tension, subtext, and emotional weight, blending genre elements with realism to keep the work engaging but rooted in truth. His scripts are written with production in mind — lean, focused, and built to be made.Whether writing drama, thriller, or something in between, his aim is simple: to tell stories that stay with you.