Jess Brittain
Jess Brittain (born 1989/90)[1] is a British television writer. She is best known as a writer for the Channel 4 TV series Skins, and for creating, producing and writing the television thriller series Clique, streamed on BBC Three.
Biography
Brittain is the daughter of Scottish TV writer and Skins co-creator Bryan Elsley.[2]
After her teenage years in Bristol, Brittain studied English literature at the University of Edinburgh.[2] Her first professional experience was writing scripts for the Channel 4 television series Skins,[3] for which she had initially given some informal contributions as a teenager.[4][5] She also wrote the spin off novel Skins: Summer Holiday.[6][7]
Subsequently, she created and wrote for the BBC Three thriller Clique.[8]
Filmography
- Skins (2007–2013) – writer (2011–2013)[9]
- Clique (2016–2018) – creator, writer, associate producer (series 1), executive producer (series 2).[10]
- Eden (2021) – co-writer (episode 2) [11]
- The Essex Serpent (2022) – writer (episode 3) [12]
- War (2026)[13]
Bibliography
- Skins: Summer Holiday (2011) London: Hodder Children's.[7]
References
- ^ "Clique BBC3, glossy thriller about the darkness of uni life and interview with Skins writer | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com.
- ^ a b Sally Newell (January 29, 2016). "BBC Three's new show Clique is billed as Skins for the university age. Bring it on". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08.
- ^ Kimberly Bond (November 10, 2018). "Creating a show like Clique is "scary" for a female writer – but it's also necessary". Radio Times.
- ^ Jess Brittain (March 2, 2017). "'Your uni years are for puking in bushes' … the writer of Skins on her new thriller Clique". The Guardian.
- ^ Rich Pelley (May 28, 2019). "How We Made Skins". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jess Brittain". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ a b Britain, Jess. (2011). Summer holiday. 2. London: Hodder Children's. ISBN 9781444903096. OCLC 743458554.
- ^ "Jess Brittain's seductive, university-set psychological thriller returns". BBC. June 11, 2018.
- ^ Skins (TV Series 2007–2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-06-02
- ^ Clique (TV Series 2017– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-06-02
- ^ Eden (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-05-06
- ^ Barnard, Clio (2022-05-20), Falling, The Essex Serpent, retrieved 2022-09-01
- ^ Ford, Lily (2026-05-07). "Marisa Tomei, Kelly Macdonald, David Harewood Board Season 2 of Sky and HBO Legal Drama 'War'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-05-19.