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Her Majesty's Spymistress

1583, England: A tough, young Protestant woman takes a perilous job as the first ever female spy in the spy network of Elizabeth I to avenge her father's death and save her family from poverty. It is HOMELAND meets JESSICA JONES in sixteenth century England.

  • Marcus Goodwin
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    70
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SWN Screenplay Competition
    London, UK
    December 12, 2020
    Best TV Pilot Nov 2020
  • Inroads Fellowship

    May 15, 2019
    Finalist
  • ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition

    December 7, 2018
    Semifinalist
  • Final Draft Big Break Competition

    October 22, 2018
    Semifinalist
Writer Biography - Marcus Goodwin

Marcus was born in Yorkshire, England and presently writes for BBC TV’s ‘Doctors’, while living on the West Coast of the US.
His career in story began as a theatre director staging plays in tiny London Fringe Theatre venues with impossibly large casts (often outnumbering the audience.) He moved up to directing plays in bigger theatres with more comfy seats, including UK Repertory theatres, as well as directing an opera in Italy. It was through his love for theatre that Marcus discovered his passion for writing drama, and he began by adapting classical novels for the stage, which have been staged in England and the US. He then wrote short film scripts, through which he earned the opportunity to write for BBC TV’s ‘Doctors’ and ‘EastEnders.’
Since moving to the US, he has continued to write for the BBC, while also working as a Story and Field Producer in unscripted TV, as well as occasionally continuing to direct theatre. He has written original TV pilots and specs as he continues to hone his craft.

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