Joe Ainsworth is an English

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He has written 150+ episodes of the British

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''.

Career

He has also written for '' The Lakes'', ''Mayo'', ''

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'' and ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

''. His episode of ''Holby City'', titled "Past Imperfect" won a BAFTA award for best continuing drama. He was part of the regular writing team on ''Holby City'' from 2004 to 2022 and has contributed 75 scripts making him the serials most prolific writer. In 2020, Hurricane Films announced it was developing '' The Last Bus'' and ''The Last Date'', written by

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Honours

Ainsworth studied English at

Edge Hill University Edge Hill University is a campus-based public university in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, which opened in 1885 as Edge Hill College, the first non-denominational teacher training college for women in England, before admitting its first male st ...

from 1986, graduating in 1989. There is a Halls of Residence called Ainsworth in his honour.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ainsworth, Joe Living people English screenwriters English male screenwriters British soap opera writers People educated at St Mary's College, Crosby British male television writers Year of birth missing (living people)