Helen Black (writer)

Helen Black is a British screenwriter and novelist, best known for her work on the BBC drama Time[1] and the film Life and Death in the Warehouse.Her experiences would inspire her to write a series of legal thriller novels, centering on lawyer Lily Valentine, beginning with Damaged Goods (2005).In 2022, BBC Three aired Black's film Life and Death in the Warehouse, about a pair of women working exploitative conditions in a distribution centre.Black had met Aysha Rafaele and Marco Crivellari at BBC Studios, at first developing a legal drama series.Subsequently, she was asked to work on a factual drama with director Joe Bullman, drawing from his research into the lives and mistreatment of British warehouse employees.
Life and Death in the WarehouseDeath in ParadiseGrantchesterBBC StudiosJoe BullmanBAFTA CymruJimmy McGovernThe WivesBBC OneBBC Three