AVAILABLE – BEN HOOPER — SCRIPTED & THRILLER WORKS

Ben Hooper — Rights Catalogue: Scripted & Thriller Works

Below are the titles available for option, development and acquisition.

Web of Lies

Screenplay – 3 Episodes | Drama
Available to Publish
In 1986 Belfast, Dara — an IRA operator shaped by childhood abuse — secretly hunts his former abusers using his IRA status as cover. When a mission collapses, he is arrested, turned by Special Branch, and forced into MI5 service. Hunted by every faction, smuggled to England under a new identity, Dara builds a second life — until the past finds him. A story of lies, trauma and the brutal impossibility of escape.

Only Witness

Screenplay – 3 Episodes | Drama
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Under house arrest for financial crimes, disgraced barrister James Pennington logs into a private video call with his secret lover — and watches her murdered live. With evidence erased and police uninterested, James becomes the sole witness to a killing no one wants exposed. He must outrun the criminal network he once served before it silences him.

The 11th Hour

Screenplay | Historical Drama
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A harrowing retelling of the final days of WWI through Matthias Erzberger, the reluctant German politician sent to negotiate peace. As Germany collapses, revolution brews and the Allies press their advantage, Erzberger faces a hopeless mission: secure an armistice that may save millions. The clock moves toward 11 a.m., 11 November 1918 — and the minute that seals his fate in 1921.

Two Chairs

Stage Play – Drama
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In a psychiatric clinic, Dr Phillip Corbett evaluates a quiet but unsettling patient named Andrew. As sessions blur reality and delusion, Corbett’s confidence erodes. What happened to Lucy Parker? Why does Andrew seem in control? A tense two-hander psychological thriller in which the wrong man may be losing his mind.

Section 2

Espionage Thriller
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Nurse Johnny Saunders is blackmailed by Russian operatives with fabricated abuse images, forced to betray Gareth Hayes — a collapsing former intelligence officer. What follows is a descent into paranoia, coercion and institutional abandonment. Hayes disappears into Russia as a triple agent, hiding in plain sight while hunting a mole within UK intelligence.

After the Thaw

Espionage Thriller
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Alistair Bright, 82, a retired British intelligence officer, is dragged back into Cold War shadows when a buried Berlin operation resurfaces. Former allies have vanished, old enemies move again, and a ghost named The Cook may hold the key to a decades-long betrayal. Past and present collide in a final reckoning.

Shakespeare’s End

Thriller
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In the Scottish Highlands, nurse Maggie Hope vanishes days before a planned move. As snow seals the landscape, three men circle her disappearance: a gentle lover, a dangerously unstable recluse and her delusional, violent husband. Memory fractures, obsession grows, and an antique trunk may hold the truth. A dark, psychological character thriller.

Inside Out

Crime Fiction
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A disturbing descent into rural England’s hidden depravity. Disgraced officer Chris Gunning goes undercover inside a network of predators, corrupt officials and damaged victims. A raw, unsettling thriller exposing institutional rot and personal demons.

The Dark Isles

Crime Fiction
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On isolated Orkney, DS Stephen Hales seeks refuge from trauma — instead finding a serial killer weaving ritualistic horrors across the islands. Partnering with PC Emily Drever, he uncovers corruption, secrets and a legacy of buried evil. Atmospheric, gothic and chilling.