Jess Brittain Explained

Jess Brittain is a British television writer. She is best known as a writer for the Channel 4 TV series Skins, and as the creator, producer and writer for the web television thriller series Clique, streamed on BBC Three.

Biography

After her teenage years in Bristol, Brittain studied English literature at the University of Edinburgh.^[1] Her first professional experience was writing scripts for the Channel 4 television series Skins,^[2] for which she had initially given some informal contributions as a teenager.^{[3] [4]} She also wrote the spin off novel Skins: Summer Holiday.^{[5] [6]}

Subsequently, she created and wrote for the BBC Three thriller Clique.^[7]

Brittain is the daughter of Scottish TV writer and Skins co-creator Bryan Elsley.

Filmography

• Skins (2007-2013) - writer (2011-2013)
• Clique (2016-2018) - creator, writer, associate producer (series 1), executive producer (series 2).
• Eden (2021) - co-writer (episode 2)
• The Essex Serpent (2022) - writer (episode 3)

Bibliography

• Skins: Summer Holiday (2011) London: Hodder Children's.

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC Three's new show Clique is billed as Skins for the university age. Bring it on. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/bbc-threes-new-show-clique-is-billed-as-skins-for-the-university-age-bring-it-on-a6841746.html/ . 2022-06-08 . subscription . live. Sally Newell. January 29, 2016. The Independent.
2. Web site: Creating a show like Clique is “scary” for a female writer – but it’s also necessary. Kimberly Bond. November 10, 2018. Radio Times.
3. Web site: 'Your uni years are for puking in bushes' … the writer of Skins on her new thriller Clique. Jess Brittain. March 2, 2017. The Guardian.
4. Web site: How We Made Skins. Rich Pelley. May 28, 2019. The Guardian.
5. Web site: Jess Brittain. www.goodreads.com. 2019-06-02.
6. Book: Britain, Jess.. Summer holiday. 2. 2011. Hodder Children's. 9781444903096. London. 743458554.
7. Web site: Jess Brittain’s seductive, university-set psychological thriller returns. June 11, 2018. BBC.