Sophie Petzal (born 4 November 1990) is a British screenwriter, best known for creating the Irish crime drama, Blood.
[1] While studying screenwriting at Bournemouth University, Petzal secured a place as a BBC Production Trainee.
Her script Sanctioned won the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award at the International Emmys.
[3] In 2018, Petzal's first original TV drama series Blood, starring Adrian Dunbar and Carolina Main, aired on TV3 and Channel 5.
[4] Her script for Blood won Best Long-Form Drama at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards.