Awards & Winners

Simon Ashdown

Simon Ashdown is a British television writer, best known as being a BAFTA award-nominated EastEnders writer. Ashdown is currently series consultant and lead writer on EastEnders. He was involved in the creation of the Slater family, and along with other writers, developed the characters around the actors themselves, rather than the other way round. He created the character of Max Branning and has been responsible for numerous key episodes such as Ethel Skinner’s death, Stacey Slater’s bipolar and the who killed Archie storyline. In 2010 he wrote the twenty fifth anniversary live episode. More recent episodes that he has written include Pat Evans' death and Mandy Salter's second exit. Alongside his work on EastEnders he also wrote and co-created, with Jeremy Dyson of The League of Gentlemen, the innovative drama Funland which was nominated for the best drama serial BAFTA in 2005. He wrote the two part drama Kitchen starring Eddie Izzard and Perfect for Film Four, directed by Rankin and starring Marc Warren. He’s worked on numerous other drama series including City Central, Casualty and has acted as story consultant on numerous productions including Crash Palace for Sky and Come Fly With Me for the BBC. He’s recently adapted Franz Kafka’s The Trial with Jeremy Dyson for the BBC.

Awards by Simon Ashdown

Check all the awards nominated and won by Simon Ashdown.

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The British Soap Award for Best Storyline EastEnders
The Demise of Derek Branning
The British Soap Award for Best Exit EastEnders
The British Soap Award for Best Single Episode EastEnders
The Identity of Kat's Lover is Revealed

2012


The British Soap Award for Special Achievement
Honored for : EastEnders

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The British Soap Award for Best Storyline EastEnders
The Brannings Deal with Tanya's Diagnosis
The British Soap Award for Best Single Episode EastEnders
Pat: the End of an Era

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The British Soap Award for Best Single Episode EastEnders
Billie's Death

2010


The British Soap Award for Best Storyline
Honored for : EastEnders
(Who Killed Archie?)

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The British Soap Award for Best Storyline EastEnders
Who Killed Archie?

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The British Soap Award for Best Storyline EastEnders
Bianca Discovers Tony is a paedophile

2008


The British Soap Award for Best Storyline
Honored for : EastEnders
(The aftermath of Max and Stacey's affair)

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
The British Soap Award for Best Storyline EastEnders
The aftermath of Max and Stacey's affair

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial Funland