Joy Wilkinson

Writer/Director/Watcher. #7KeysFilm - pre-order US/Canada #TheEverlastingClub @MaamFilm #SweetSciencePlay #DoctorWho #LockwoodandCo & more

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Get ready to Unlock Your Fear… #7Keysfilm is out in N America on Jan 27! Check out the trailer and pre-order on Apple TV and more via Genius link in profile with lots more platforms to come on launch day. Share with all your US/Canadian friends and get ready for a wild ride…

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Wapping lies, tragic truths and lots of laughs at #intheprint - the new play by @khanandsalinsky at the Kings Head. Set in the 1985 battle for Fleet St, but still chillingly relevant as AI makes more workers obsolete. Bag a ticket! https://t.co/jzBIlg9Dzg

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Handy links for soundtrack platforms here - https://t.co/zTkS6pa3Zx

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Always dreamed there'd be a soundtrack album for one of my movies and @maxperryment score for #7Keysfilm is truly something special. Thrilled it’s out today to mark our US release this week. Check it out on the best music platforms and watch the movie via Genius link in profile

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

#7Keysfilm is out in N America TODAY! This film was the best thing ever to make, with the most brilliant people, and it’s pretty damned good to watch too, if I do say so myself. Treat yourself if you’re over there, and Unlock Your Fear... Full details via Genius link in profile

[🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social @kcfennessy]

I'm glad to see that @7Keys, which premiered at SXSW, has a US release date: Jan 27 on VOD. @joyofse19's debut has stuck with me for two years. It's well worth a look, and the vibrant Emma McDonald (The Serpent Queen) doesn't put a foot wrong.

More: https://t.co/LOrDV6p519

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

@kcfennessy @7keys Thanks Kathy! Love that it’s stayed with you 🖤

[BBC Writers @bbcwritersroom]

Kicking off our Be Inspired video interviews for 2026 is the brilliant Joy Wilkinson!

Joy met with BBC Writers to give her best writing advice for both emerging and established writers. Joy's body of work includes writing on shows including Suspect, Doctor Who, Lockwood and Co and much more - with her debut feature 7 Keys being released later this month on digital in the US and in the UK later this year!

You can watch the full interview with Joy Wilkinson on the Be Inspired section of our website as well as interviews with other top writers from across the industry such as Pete McTighe, Sally Wainwright, Mark Brotherhood, and many more ✍
https://t.co/Rn7trLknXC

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Just when you thought it was too safe to watch another shark movie cos you’d seen it all #dangerousanimalsfilm takes you by surprise with a savvy script and stylish execution that justifies playing Cannes and the multiplex. Go see on June 6 for sharks, flies & videotape fun🦈🎥🍿

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

I'll be joining the post-show panel on 'Writing for Stage & Screen' @KingsHeadThtr next Weds matinee - come along if you've yet to see #TheGangofThree

[King's Head Theatre @KingsHeadThtr]

🗞️ NEW Q&As for THE GANG OF THREE!

Join us for two special post-show Q&As, free to ticket holders for each performance! 🎟️

19 May: Creatively Cast

21 May (Matinee): Writing for Stage & Screen

🎭 Book now while tickets last!

https://t.co/ajkSKxhcF2

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Helpful post from @saulhuntman on that constant of writing life, rejection. My worst felt like a loss of faith and I spiralled for years. But I kept writing because that’s a constant too, as is learning - to write better, take the pain, and submit (interesting word that) again…

[BBC Writers @bbcwritersroom]

Unfortunately being a writer means dealing with rejection.

Yesterday we sent out the results from our latest Open Call opportunity. Whilst the vast majority of responses (although often disappointed) were positive, there were a minority of abusive and unpleasant replies.

We asked Paul Hunt @saulhuntman an alumnus of our Scripted Writer Development programme to sum up his experience of dealing with multiple rejections before gaining a place in the group. Read his blog post now, including some great advice >>> https://t.co/NGBmyo4sSk

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Happy Friday @BlackSunday_FF sharing #7keys at the stunning @firstsitecolchester Great to catch up with fest team, filmmakers and all-round good guys @scottlyus & @chrisnials and always makes me happy when people come out buzzing and telling me now they need a drink! 🖤📽️🗝️🩸

[Black Sunday Film Festival 💀 @BlackSunday_FF]

Friday's frights resume with the Essex premiere of Joy Wilkinson’s SXSW thriller 7 KEYS!

Screening with short films Aetherium and Black Hole Barry. #BSFF25

🎟️ https://t.co/IhQHmLHFmh

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

@naz_ahmed2022 That truly sucks, Naz, esp for someone who does the good work alerting folk to opportunities in this industry. Hope you get something soon. Take care. X

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

@PerhapsSomeTea @JonathanAStroud Nice pic, well worth it! And thanks for the kind words, was a total honour to be part of it. 😊

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

@27_zoyi_t Absolute pleasure! Lovely to meet you. 🤗

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Delighted to be back @BlackSunday_Co with #7Keys - my last short played there and the fest’s even bigger at its lush new home at Firstsite in Colchester. Come see us on Fri 2nd May if you’re anywhere near Essex and fancy some thrills. Congratulations to all of team #7Keys! 🖤🗝️📽️

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

@Thebiscuitrule @raphreads 8 i think, give or take. The guys' ones really tickle me. Such fun times. ♥️

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

@Thebiscuitrule 🤗 😂

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Having kids finally pays off now I can deploy them to build my #twilight Lego at half-term! Son 1 spent all afternoon making my Cullen House and tis a wonder to behold. My first move was, of course, to put Edward on the loo.

[Joy Wilkinson @joyofse19]

Ah #EastEnders40, I couldn’t write you but I still love you (and these other fine youngsters I met at the Square) and wish you many many happy returns…