Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre
Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre (also credited as Siân Martin) is a British actress, screenwriter and songwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Ejiwunmi-Le Berre was raised in Wales and North London. She is of Kalabari, Yoruba, French and Saint Lucian descent.[1]
As an actress, she has appeared in projects such as EastEnders, Trial & Retribution, About a Boy, Holby City, Doctors and Silent Witness.
In late 2023, Ejiwunmi-Le Berre made her television screenwriting debut with Murder is Easy, a two-part BBC drama adapted from Agatha Christie's 1939 novel.[2] The plot saw some updates, notably emphasising the setting of post-colonial Britain and re-working the protagonist into a Nigerian immigrant partially inspired by Ejiwunmi-Le Berre's own father and grandfather.[1][3][4]
With Paul Logue, Ejiwunmi-Le Berre co-created, writes and executive-produced the Channel 5 crime drama Ellis starring Sharon D. Clarke as a detective chief inspector who tackles investigations in different local areas and deals with the white and male oriented world of British policing.[5][1] The first series premiered in 2024, with a second following in 2026.[6][7][8]
Ejiwunmi-Le Berre has worked in the writers room for series such as Little Disasters and Rivals, and has two projects, Misplaced and Touchline in development.[9]
She has written scripts for BBC Radio 4. These include When Fanny Met Germaine, about the meeting of Germaine de Stael and Fanny Burney, a dramatisation of Dangerous Liaisons starring Nicola Coughlan, and The Medici, regarding the House of Medici.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Mitchell, Tamika (31 October 2024). "SIAN EJIWUNMI-LE BERRE TALKS … ELLIS". The British Blacklist.
- ↑ "BBC One and iPlayer announce Murder is Easy, based on the classic novel by Agatha Christie". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ Berre, Siân Ejiwunmi-Le (26 December 2023). "Feminism, folk horror and an outsider hero: how I brought Agatha Christie's Murder Is Easy to the small screen". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ Cormack, Morgan. "Murder Is Easy screenwriter explains changes from Agatha Christie novel". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ White, Peter (6 February 2024). "Sharon D Clarke To Star In Detective Drama Series 'Ellis' For Acorn TV & UK's Channel 5". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ Whittock, Jesse (13 May 2025). "'Inspector Ellis' Back On The Case With Season 2 Order From Acorn TV & 5; All3Media Strikes International Deals For Sharon D Clarke-Starring Crime Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Chilling Hit Detective Drama, Inspector Ellis, Starring Sharon D Clarke Returns to Acorn TV on Monday, July 6". AMC Global Media. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ellis season 2: Release date and latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre - CV". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, When Fanny Met Germaine". BBC Radio 4.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Dangerous Liaisons". BBC Radio 4.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - The Medici". BBC Radio 4.
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[edit]- Living people
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- 21st-century British women writers
- Black British actresses
- British television show creators
- English dramatists and playwrights
- English screenwriters
- English television writers
- English women television writers
- British people of Saint Lucian descent
- British people of Yoruba descent
- British people of French descent