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James Wood (writer)
James Wood is a British screenwriter. Wood is perhaps best known for his writing on the BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's '' Decline and Fall'' and as a writer and creator of ''Quacks''. When asked how it felt to be the first to take on Waugh's classic novel, Wood replied: "It's a scary thing to do because it’s such a loved book. Lots of people think it's the greatest comic novel in English fiction. So that's the challenge - living up to expectations." Both ''Decline and Fall'' and ''Quacks'' were well received. Wood won the 2012 BAFTA for ''Rev.'' under the category of Best Situation Comedy. Filmography Writing References External links * * James Woodat British Comedy Guide British Comedy Guide or BCG (formerly the British Sitcom Guide or BSG) is a British website covering all forms of British comedy, across all media. At the time of writing, BCG has published guides to more than 7,000 individual British comedies ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, James BBC people ...
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Ambassadors (TV Series)
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British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide or BCG (formerly the British Sitcom Guide or BSG) is a British website covering all forms of British comedy, across all media. At the time of writing, BCG has published guides to more than 7,000 individual British comedies - primarily TV and radio situation comedy, sketch shows, comedy dramas, satire, variety and panel games. Other notable features on BCG include a news section, a message board, interviews with comedians and actors, a series of comment and opinion articles, a searchable merchandise database, and a section offering advice to aspiring comedy writers. The website also runs ''The Comedy.co.uk Awards'' and hosts several podcast series, some of which have won awards. Reportedly, British Comedy Guide attracts over 500,000 unique visitors a month, making it Britain's most-visited comedy-related reference website. Background The website was founded in August 2003 as the ''British Sitcom Guide'' (''BSG''), a website devoted to British sitcom TV ...
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Cold Feet
Cold feet is a phrase that refers to a person not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty, and doubt. A person is said to be "getting cold feet" when, after previously committing to a plan, they ultimately do not carry out the planned course of action. Definitions (psychological) * Apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action. * A loss or lack of courage or confidence; an onset of uncertainty or fear. * To “have cold feet” is to be too fearful to undertake or complete an action. * A wave of timidity or fearfulness. * Loss or lack of courage or confidence. * Timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action. Etymology The origin of the term itself has been largely attributed to American author Stephen Crane, who added the phrase, in 1896, to the second edition of his short novel, '' Maggie: A Girl of the Streets''. Crane writes, "I knew this was the way it would be ...
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Guillem Morales
Guillem Morales (born September 1973) is a Spanish film and television director from Barcelona. Filmography * ''Back Room'' (1999) *''The Uninvited Guest (2004 film), The Uninvited Guest'' (Spanish: ''El Habitante Incierto'') (2004), for which Morales was nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Director at the 20th Goya Awards *''Julia's Eyes'' (Spanish: ''Ojos de Julia'') (2010). As well as directing the film, Morales co-wrote the screenplay. Television * ''Decline and Fall (TV series), Decline and Fall'' (2017), based on the first novel by Evelyn Waugh, filmed at Winchester University, and starring comic Jack Whitehall *''The Miniaturist (TV series)'' (2017) *''Inside No. 9'', episodes "La Couchette" (2015), "The 12 Days of Christine" (2015), "The Bill (Inside No. 9), The Bill" (2017), "The Riddle of the Sphinx (Inside No. 9), The Riddle of the Sphinx " (2017), "Empty Orchestra" (2017), "Diddle Diddle Dumpling (Inside No. 9), Diddle Diddle Dumpling" (2017), "Love's Great Adv ...
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Gap Year (TV Series)
''Gap Year'' is a British comedy-drama series that premiered on E4 on 23 February 2017. It follows the adventures of a group of backpackers taking a trip through Asia. The series was created by Tom Basden, Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson, and stars Ade Oyefeso, Anders Hayward, Tim Key, Alice Lee and Brittney Wilson. After eight episodes, the series concluded on 13 April 2017. In September 2017, the network decided not to renew the show for a second series. Premise Gap Year begins with best mates Dylan (Anders Hayward) and Sean (Ade Oyefeso) who set out to backpack through China after Dylan's split from girlfriend Lauren (Rachel Redford), but they end up travelling the whole continent of Asia after meeting Ashley (Brittney Wilson), Greg (Tim Key) and May ( Alice Lee). Cast and characters Main * Ade Oyefeso as Sean, who quit his plumbing job to go on a trip to China with his best friend, Dylan. * Anders Hayward as Dylan, a University student who is trying to get over his ex-girlf ...
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Peter Cattaneo
Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in Twickenham, London. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent. After attending London College of Printing for an art foundation course, and Leeds Polytechnic for a BA in Graphic Design (Film), he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' Dear Rosie'' (1990). He went on to make his feature film debut with ''The Full Monty'' (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally. The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and Cattaneo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Cattaneo has since directed several films including ''Lucky Break'' (2001), ''Opal Dream ''Opal Dr ...
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Simon Curtis (filmmaker)
Simon Curtis (born 11 March 1960) is an English director and producer. He has directed theatre productions and the television dramas ''David Copperfield'' (1999) and '' Cranford'' (2007, 2009). His feature films include the biographical dramas ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011), '' Woman in Gold'' (2015), and '' Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022). Career Curtis began his career working at the Royal Court Theatre. His first job was assistant director for Caryl Churchill's ''Top Girls''. He later became assistant director to both Danny Boyle and Max Stafford-Clark. Theatre productions Curtis has worked on include the world premiere of ''Road'', ''A Lie of the Mind'', ''Roots'', ''Dinner with Friends'' and ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice''. In 2010, Curtis directed ''Serenading Louie'' at the Donmar Warehouse. In 1996, Curtis directed episodes of the television comedy series '' Tracey Takes On...'' for HBO. He also directed the three-part television drama ''Twenty Thousand Street ...
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Quacks (TV Series)
''Quacks'', created by James Wood, is a BBC sitcom about four Victorian era doctors. The series combines satire, absurdist comedy and traditional slapstick, with stories often being based on real history. Despite generally favourable reviews it was cancelled after one series. Cast Main characters *Rory Kinnear as Robert Lessing, a showman surgeon who smokes cigarettes and wears a filthy bloodstained apron when performing operations before a public audience. *Lydia Leonard as Caroline, Robert's professionally- and sexually-frustrated wife. * Mathew Baynton as William, an alienist (an early psychiatrist) and Robert's best friend. *Tom Basden as John, a dentist and early anaesthetist who experiments freely with drugs and owes money to a loan shark. *Rupert Everett as Dr Hendricks, the paranoid and anti-Semitic principal of the medical school. Recurring characters * Andy Linden as Fitz, the old warder at the lunatic asylum. *Adam Ewan as Tom, Robert's working class assistan ...
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