(Creator & Writer ‘May to December’, ‘So Haunt Me’, ‘Losing It’, ‘My Hero’)

I have worked with Hayley on several occasions over many years and have found her not only a hugely constructive and imaginative script editor, but also one incredibly attuned to the emotional needs, quirks and peccadilloes of the writer.  She combines patience with flair and knows exactly what is necessary to produce the best and truest work.  She is equally astute on comedy and drama, short form and long.  I wish I had her on all my projects.

Nick Ball, Writer

(Script Angel client)

Tom Needham, Writer

(Creator & Writer 'Cold Blood', Writer 'The Bill', 'Dalziel & Pascoe', 'Silent Witness')

Writing is five percent inspiration, the rest is perspiration. Taking an idea and shaping it into a treatment can be a real grind, but Hayley is great at taking the hard work out of hard work. She understands the way writers think and instinctively knows how to get the best out of them. She helped me with a project for Granada and it was a pleasure working with someone who knows how to develop story, character and plot so well. The beauty of working with Hayley is she really helps you to get the job done.

Neil Jones, Writer

(‘Blue Murder’, ‘Hollyoaks’, ‘Grange Hill’, ‘Brookside’)

Hayley is an insightful, creative and sympathetic editor and also brings with her the experience to know what really sells a script.  And she's one of the nicest people in the business too.  She's helped me take more than one of my scripts through from half an idea right through to broadcast and her instinct has been consistently spot-on.

Sasha Hails, Writer

Hayley is everything you hope for in a script editor and so rarely get.  You trust her to respect what you are trying to achieve with the script.  She is sensitive, positive, insightful but also assiduous and thorough - no murky patches, no detail escapes her.  She is a great enabler of creativity and story but also organized and direct.  She has a facility for clear speaking and clear thinking which is invaluable.  I know that her industry and insight have been a major contribution to the success of the scripts we have worked on together.

Mike Dormer, Producer / Executive Producer

(‘Blue Murder’, ‘New Tricks’, ‘Dunkirk’, ‘Bella and the Boys’)

I worked with Hayley on the last series of Blue Murder.  She is an absolutely terrific script editor who whilst understanding the practicalities of production never allows that to cloud the creative ambition of a writer.  She effortlessly manages the scripting process and enables everyone - writer, producer, director - to make a valuable contribution to the creative process.

Mike Dormer, Producer