Education
Elsley read English and History at the Alcuin College, University of York in York, England and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1982.
Elsley read English and History at the Alcuin College, University of York in York, England and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1982.
Other television dramas include 40, Rose and Maloney, Nature Boy, The Young Person"s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The Crow Road, Dates, and Govan Ghost Story. While a student at the University of York, Elsley met and collaborated with Harry Enfield. They created a comedy duo, "Dusty and Dick", and performed a sell out show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Elsley took up a career in theatrical writing, and then pursued television writing after parting from Enfield.
Foreign three years, Elsley was artistic director of Pocket Theatre Cumbria, which was based at Kendal"s Brewery Arts Centre. At that time he was also writing episodes for television series Casualty and London"s Burning.
These, and his short film Govan Ghost Story (1989), opened up other opportunities for other television writing. Elsley"s big break came when he was commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation to adapt Iain Banks"s novel The Crow Road for television
On 18 March 2010, Elsey announced via the Skins blog that the final episode of series 4 was his last as a writer for the United Kingdom series, although Elsley did return to write the opening episode for series 6 in 2012.
He executive produced Skins United States. in 2011 and whilst still both versions of Skins with its partners, is now turning to other projects. The Crow Road (1996)
The Young Person"s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998)
Nature Boy (1999)
Complicity (2000)
40 (2003)
Rose and Maloney (2002–2005)
Skins (2007–2013)
Skins United States. (2011)
Dates (2013).