TRISH
COOKE
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NAME
Trish Cooke
Also known as Patricia Cooke-Ramsden
BORN:
Patricia Nancy Cooke
22nd March, 1962
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
PROFESSION
Writer, author, actress
FAMILY
PARENTS:
Abiah Basarbas Cooke (Wesley, Dominica) and Agnes Cooke née John Baptiste (LaPlaine, Dominica)
SIBLINGS:
John, Mary, Clara (Jones), Gloria, Joseph, Elizabeth (Serrant), Catherine (Aaron), Paul, and Theresa
SPOUSE:
Devon Ramsden 2000–present
CHILDREN:
Kieron and Jermaine
EDUCATION
| 1966–69 | Buttershaw Infant School, Bradford, England |
| 1969–73 | Farfield Junior School, Bradford, England |
| 1973–80 | Buttershaw Upper School, Bradford, England |
| 1980–83 | Bradford University—Leeds Polytechnic and Ilkley College, Bradford, England |
| DEGREES: | |
| 1933 | High school diploma, Buttershaw Upper School, Bradford, England |
| 1980 | BA in Performing Arts, Bradford University, Bradford, England |
CAREER
| FILM | |
| Stage manager, The Black Theatre Co-op, London, England | |
| "Cathy" in Shore Leave, National Film School | |
| "Annie" in Limited Horizons, National Film School | |
| Voice-over, Five Minute Faces | |
| 1991 | Actress, A Social Affair |
| 2002 | Time Out |
| "Sarah" in It Happened To Me, corporate film, Quantum Leap | |
| 2004 | Script writer, Those Old Metal Things, Illustra Films short film |
| 2006 | Where Aeroplanes Go To Die , Screen Yorkshire Digital Shorts short film |
| THEATRE | |
| 1986 | "Aisha Boven" in The Name of the Daughter was Rose, Liverpool Playhouse, England |
| 1987 | "Sabina Williams" in Nine Nights, Umoja Theatre Company, England |
| 1989 | Playwright, Shoppin' People, Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool, England |
| Playwright, No Place Like Home, Albany Empire, London, England | |
| Playwright, Back Street Mammy, Lyric Hammersmith, London, England | |
| 1991 | Playwright, Back Street Mammy, West Yorkshire Playhouse, England |
| 1993 | Playwright, Running Dream, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, England |
| 1995 | Playwright, Love Them to Death |
| Playwright, Ooops Inside Her Head | |
| Playwright/director, Gulp Fiction, Civic Theatre, Peckham, England | |
| 1996 | Playwright/director, Gulp Fiction, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, England |
| Playwright, Running Dream, People’s Action Theatre, Roseau, Dominica | |
| 2003 | Playwright, Hidden Worlds, wrote book and lyrics at the Theatre Royal Stratford East (2003–04) |
| 2005 | Playwright, Pinocchio, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, England (wrote book and lyrics for pantomime adaptation) |
| 2007 | Playwright, Anansi Trades Places, Talawa Theatre Company, London, England (wrote book and lyrics) |
| Playwright, Cinderella, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, England (wrote book and lyrics) | |
| TELEVISION | |
| Mother in Jackanory, BBC TV | |
| Villager in The BBC Pantomime | |
| "W.P.C. Thorogood" in Radio Roo | |
| 1985 | Television reporter in No Problem, Channel 4 |
| 1988 | "Trish" in Playdays (1988–97), BBC TV |
| 1989 | Scriptwriter, Playdays (1989–96), BBC TV |
| 1990 | The storyteller in You and Me, BBC Schools TV |
| Scriptwriter, Selecting For Quality, BBC Open University | |
| Scriptwriter, You And Me (1990–91), BBC Schools TV | |
| 1991 | Scriptwriter, Eastenders, episode: 630, BBC TV |
| 1994 | "Belinda" in Remember Me |
| Scriptwriter, The Real McCoy (1994–95), comedy sketches, BBC 1 | |
| 1996 | Scriptwriter, Brothers and Sisters, episode: 5 (Series One), BBC TV |
| 1997 | Scriptwriter, Get Up Stand Up (Bachacks for Channel 4), comedy sketches |
| 1998 | Scriptwriter, Tweenies (1998–99), BBC TV |
| 2000 | Scriptwriter, Mags & Mo, Peak Viewing Transatlantic Productions |
| 2001 | "Jenny Cruikshank" in Mersey Beat, pilot episode, BBC TV |
| Till operator in Where the Heart Is, episode: Home to Roost, Anglia TV | |
| Scriptwriter, Velma Lu,BBC TV | |
| Scriptwriter, Time Out, original screenplay (2001–02) | |
| 2002 | Sonographer in Emmerdale Farm, episode:#1.3249, Yorkshire Television |
| "Irene Hall" in Khidhaar, episode: one, BBC TV | |
| Clinic nurse in Burn It, Granada/Red Productions | |
| Hotel receptionist in Dalziel and Pascoe, episode: Sins of the Father, BBC TV | |
| Scriptwriter, Single Voices SR 2, Carlton TV | |
| 2003 | Registrar in Coronation Street, episode:, Granada Television |
| Nurse in Doctors, episode: Fat Lies, BBC | |
| Paramedic in EastEnders, 1 episode, BBC | |
| Scriptwriter, Flip Flops (2003–04), BBC TV | |
| 2004 | Court clerk in The Courtroom, episode: Balloon Rage, Mersey Television |
| Paramedic in EastEnders, 2 episodes, BBC | |
| 2005 | "Jo Davis" in Casualty, episode: Antisocial Behaviour, BBC |
| "Mrs. Gibson" in The Stepfather, episodes: parts 1 and 2 | |
| "Nurse Clark" in Northern Light, Granada Television | |
| Scriptwriter, Doctors, episodes: Hard to Swallow, BBC | |
| Paramedic in EastEnders, 1 episode, BBC | |
| 2006 | "Laura Pedder", midwife in Coronation Street, episode:2, Granada Television |
| "Christine Rees", nursery nurse in Doctors, episode: Coming Up Roses, BBC | |
| Scriptwriter, Doctors, episodes: Looking After Mum, BBC | |
| 2007 | |
| Paramedic in EastEnders, 1 episode, BBC | |
| RADIO | |
| 1991 | Script writer, We Expect Respect, BBC Radio 4 |
| Mother in Infant History, BBC | |
| Radio presenter, 12345, BBC | |
| 1996 | "Mary" in Mary’s Light, BBC |
| "Isla" in Pioneers Oh Pioneers, BBC | |
| Script writer, Mary's Light, BBC Radio 4 | |
| 1997 | Script writer, Something To Think About, BBC Schools Radio |
| Script writer, The Harriet Tubman Story, BBC Radio 4 | |
| 1998 | Script writer, Luv Dancin', BBC Radio Manchester |
| 1999 | Young "Muriel" in Those Old Metal Things, BBC Radio 4 |
| Script writer, Those Old Metal Things, BBC Radio Manchester | |
| 2000 | Script writer, Single Plus One, BBC Radio Manchester |
| 2001 | "Alice", sister, woman and girl in Not Either An Experimental Doll, BBC Radio 4 |
| "Lakeesha" and Caribbean lady in Census, BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2002 | "Stella" in Step By Wicked Step, BBC Radio Education |
| Script writer, Unspoken, BBC Radio Manchester (2002–03) | |
| 2003 | Radio presenter, Together, BBC Radio 3 |
| 2004 | Scriptwriter, Those Old Metal Things |
| 2008 | Scriptwriter, The Scrapbook, Lourdes and Mother’s Day, BBC Schools Radio |
WORKS
| BOOKS | |
| 1989 | Mammy Sugar Falling Down |
| 1990 | Mrs Molly’s Shopping Trolley |
| 1992 | Looking For Auntie Natal |
| 1994 | So Much |
| Mr. Pam Pam and the Hullabazoo | |
| 1995 | When I Grow Bigger |
| 2000 | The Grandad Tree |
| Waiting for Baby | |
| 2001 | Zoom! |
| The Diary of a Young West Indian Immigrant | |
| 2003 | Full, Full, Full Of Love |
| 2004 | Catch! |
| 2006 | Hey Crazy Riddle |
| 2007 | Hoorah For Mary Seacole |
| 2008 | No Dinner for Anansi |
AWARDS
| 1986 | ACERS Black Young Writers Award (under the pseudonym Roselia John Baptiste) |
| 1988–89 | Arts Council Writer in Residence at Liverpool Playhouse |
| Thames Television Writers Bursary, Liverpool Playhouse | |
| 1992 | Writer-in-Residence at Second Wave Youth Theatre at the Albany Empire, London |
| 1994 | Yorkshire Black Achievers Award |
| Nestle Smarties Book Prize (0-5 category), So Much | |
| Kurt Maschler Award (highly commended), So Much | |
| 1995 | She/WH Smith's Under Fives Book Prize, So Much |
| Kate Greenaway Medal, So Much | |
| Sheffield Children's Book Award (shortlisted), So Much | |
| Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award (shortlisted), So Much | |
| 1999 | Won a place on the BBC's Popular Drama Series Workshop, BBC Drama's New Writing Initiative |
| Won a place on TAPS Writers' Showcase at Yorkshire Television | |
| Won place on 13-week course in Script Development for Short Film, Northern Film School | |
| 2000 | Won a place on a course at the Northern Film School in Script Development for Short Films |
| 2001 | Won a place of the Yorkshire First Feedback Screenwriting course with her script Time Out |
| Won a place of BBC Children's Comedy Drama Course with her script Velma Lu | |
| 2002 | Writer-in-Residence, BBC North |
NOTABLE
The book So Much is featured in a portrait of former British Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, and his wife, which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.