Damon Rochefort started his writing career as a columnist on Black music trade bible ‘Blues & Soul’ before graduating to ‘Smash Hits’ and The Sun’s Bizarre column at the age of 18
Pursuing his love of black music he then became a songwriter and record producer eventually hitting the big time in 1991 with the international No.1 hit ‘I Wanna Give You Devotion’ by Nomad (Damon backwards)
Touring the world as a bona fide pop star (i.e. he couldn’t play any instruments), Rochefort went on to write and produce for other acts including Elton John, Ru Paul, Bad Boys Inc. Michelle Gayle and Kim Wilde before meeting Alomo’s Marks & Gran at a sitcom workshop
After writing various episodes of ‘Birds Of A Feather’, Rochefort concentrated on creating original shows including ‘Boyz R Us’ for the BBC – a show about a boy band and its manipulative manager, something Rochefort knew quite a lot about – ‘The Bad Old Days’ - about a turn-of-the century music hall, - and ‘Last Gasp’ also with the BBC
Concurrently, Rochefort was presenting on TV too; ITV’s network dance show BPM for two years and more recently his own live chat show – which he also wrote - on BBC Wales, the award-winning ‘Damon Rochefort Tonight’ (tapes available)
Rochefort wrote his first theatrical piece ‘Live At Carnegie Hall’ in association with The Royal Ballet, a tribute to Judy Garland which premiered at The Royal Opera House and toured the US and Australia
Damon's recent commissions include: |
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PRETTY YOUNG THINGS
(BBC Manchester) |
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| A group of twenty somethings looking for fame and fortune in London |
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TWELVE O'CLOCK GIRLS
(BBC) |
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| Comedy. Pilot script for proposed series |
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COUNTRY LIFE
(Tiger Aspect) |
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| Rural comedy drama. |
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STRETCH
(ITV Productions) |
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Pilot script for proposed series.
(Co-written with Simon Crowther and Chris Fewtrell). |
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CORONATION STREET
(Granada/ITV) Soap |
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| Over 50 episodes of the soap from 2004-present |
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BRITANNIA HIGH
(ITV Productions/ITV) |
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| 2 episodes for the series - X Factor meets Fame! |
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THE ACADEMY
(Carnival Film & Television/BBC3) |
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| High concept drama revolving around an extraordinary high school. |
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| Back to the Top |
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SIX
(HatTrick/Channel 4) Comedy drama |
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A near miss on the lottery leads to violent revenge
Co-written with Chris Fewtrell |
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HARLEY\'S ANGELS
(Rialto Films/Nickelodeon) |
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| Children\'s live action. Co-created with Gary Lawson & John Phelps. |
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POPBITCH
Comedy drama |
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| The music business under scrutiny |
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SCHOOL RUN
(Silver River Productions) Comedy drama |
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A close look at private schooling.
(In development) |
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| Back to the Top |
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FAMILY PLANNING
Comedy |
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| Two scripts for proposed series in development |
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HAPPY VALLEY
(TalkbackThames / BBC) Comedy Drama |
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| Pilot episode about a mysterious inescapable small town |
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J VS RAY
(IWC) Childrens Comedy Drama |
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| Pilot script for Series |
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FAMILY AFFAIRS
(Thames Television/Channel 5) Soap |
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| Several episodes |
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| Back to the Top |
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