SCREENWRITING

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Alice E. Johnson is a Nottingham-based screenwriter developing THE LION'S CHAMBER, a six-season historical drama series set in 1810s Nottingham. The project represents a complete production package: all 72 episodes written and professionally script-edited, full season bibles, comprehensive pitch deck, production notes, and economic impact proposal ready for immediate production upon green light.

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THE LION'S CHAMBER examines systemic corruption, found family, and moral complexity through the lens of Georgian England's criminal underworld — think Peaky Blinders meets The Wire in 1810s Nottingham. The series draws on years of research into the city's hidden history, its brutal justice system under the Bloody Code, and the lives lived at the margins of society.

The project benefits from deep Nottingham roots: location access through established relationships with Nottinghamshire Archives, local urban explorers, and heritage experts; authentic period dialect through native Nottingham speakers; and community infrastructure built over years of local work. Production materials include comprehensive location guides, cave system access, and partnerships with regional filming professionals.

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Alice's screenwriting draws on her background in historical research, BBC media work, and a decade of crafting morally complex narratives. Her approach combines journalistic rigour with compelling character work — unflinching honesty about systems of power, trauma, and survival.

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AUTHOR

Alice is a published historical fiction and epic fantasy author. Her historical fiction focuses on the Regency and Georgian eras — examining cycles of trauma, moral complexity, and survival among those failed by the systems meant to protect them. Her epic fantasy explores similar themes through darker, more expansive worlds.

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The Nottingham Lions series (formerly The Grim Notts) forms the source material for THE LION'S CHAMBER television drama. Her novels are scheduled for republication in January 2027.

Her work operates on the principle that morally grey characters and unflinching honesty create stories that resonate long after the final page.

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RESEARCH

Alice's research draws on Nottingham's local archives, the Bloody Code legal framework, period medical texts including William Buchan's Domestic Medicine (1769), court records, and primary sources from early industrial England. Years of work with Nottinghamshire Archives, local historians, and heritage experts provide the historical foundation for both her novels and screenwriting.

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This research extends beyond documents: partnerships with urban explorers provide access to Nottingham's sandstone cave systems; consultations with regional accent experts ensure period dialect authenticity; connections with local historians contextualise social systems, class structures, and daily life in Georgian Nottingham.

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MEDIA & RECOGNITION

Alice has appeared on BBC local radio and regional television discussing historical research and the craft of bringing the past to life. In 2019, she was awarded the title of Lady by her local council in recognition of community work establishing Clifton Craft Market, a non-profit organisation supporting local businesses, mental health initiatives, and accessibility.

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PHILOSOPHY

When not writing, she can usually be found researching obscure historical details or insisting that everyone around her should read more.