WRITER / DIRECTOR

warren dudley

Four laurel wreaths with text indicating awards, including 'Official Selection Frightfest 2024,' 'Audience Award London Independent Film Festival 2022,' 'Winner New York International Film Awards 2022,' and 'Winner Paris International Film Awards 2022.'

“Comedy (and football) have always been my biggest passions, and after the success of The Bromley Boys, the chance to write and direct my own British comedy feels incredibly exciting - and a real privilege.

At its core, Zak The Ripper is a proper crowd-pleasing comedy. It’s fast paced, awkward, and unapologetically British. Zak’s world is absurd but instantly recognisable: a guy whose worst-case dating scenario somehow spirals into a full-scale international mess. With our amazing cast and a story that keeps wrong-footing both Zak and the audience, the film aims to entertain all the way through.

The goal is simple: to make a big, confident British comedy, and most importantly, a genuinely commercial film.”

- Warren Dudley

PREVIOUS FEATURES

THE BROMLEY BOYS

SCREENWRITER

Sky Movies / Netflix / UK Cinema release

Dir: Steve Kelly. Producer: TJ Herbert

Starring Alan Davies, Martine McCutchen, and Brenock O’Connor.

“When producer TJ Herbert invited me to adapt Dave Roberts’ brilliant and acclaimed football memoir, it truly felt like a dream come true. Seeing my love letter to football brought to life and shared with fans on Netflix and Sky Movies was an incredible experience. I couldn’t be prouder of this film or the amazing team who made it possible.”

Poster for the movie 'The Bromley Boys' featuring six characters standing in a row against a yellow background. The characters include a woman in a green coat, a man in glasses and a suit, a young man with a hat and a coat, a girl in a red jacket and
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Promotional poster for the movie "Bros" featuring six characters in colorful outfits on a yellow background with quotes and details about the film.
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fright

WRITER/DIRECTOR

Amazon Prime / Tubi / FrightFest 2024

Starring Gwyneth Evans, Jill Priest and Dan Tuite.

“I’ve always loved old horror films, so when the idea came to me about an agoraphobic woman dealing with bereavement, I initially dismissed it - modern mobile phones make stories like that difficult to tell. But then one evening, while watching The Innocents on BBC2, it struck me: set it in 1937…

And that’s how Fright was born. My ‘go-to’ cinematographer, Matt Cotton, did an incredible job capturing an atmosphere straight out of a Hitchcock thriller.”

SIX YEARS GONE

WRITER/DIRECTOR

Amazon Prime / Tubi / YouTube / LIFF Audience Award 2023

Starring Veronica Jean Trickett and Sarah Priddy.

“When my daughter was 10, I shared the same fear every parent does - watching her step out into the big, unpredictable world on her own. Instead of keeping those anxieties bottled up, I channeled them into a script, which Veronica brought vividly to life.

I couldn’t be prouder of how the film was received. It’s now on YouTube, and the comments section has been nothing short of incredible.”

CAGE

WRITER/DIRECTOR

Amazon Prime / Tubi

Starring Lucy-Jane Quinlan and Patrick Bergin.

“Back in 2016, while we were making Cage, I got a call from a friend who happened to be in a pub with Hollywood legend Patrick Bergin. He asked if I’d like to meet him - of course, I said yes.

Patrick went on to lend his voice to the chilling villain, Peter, and combined with Lucy’s brilliant performance, Cage has become one of my favourite creations.”

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Clapperboard with the title "Six Years Gone," directed by W. Dudley and featuring R. Osborne, film scene number 8, take 4, dated 23/08/21.
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A digital and physical display of the book "Baby Blue" by Warren Dudley, including a Kindle, a smartphone playing an audiobook version, and a physical hardcover book, all featuring the cover art of a goat's head above water.
Book cover titled 'Sir Unwin Pugh from Hull to Camp Nou,' written by Warren Dudley, featuring a smiling man's face in black and white and a soccer ball on the top right corner.
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Copies of a DVD titled 'The Cutting Room,' showing hands in handcuffs with the hands raised as if in surrender, on a store shelf. The DVD is priced at £7.99.
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Promotional poster for the movie "The Cutting Room" featuring five young people standing in an abandoned, brick-walled basement with arched doorways. The title is at the top, with cast and crew information at the bottom.
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