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Tom Edge
Tom Edge is a British screenwriter, best known for creating the submarine thriller ''Vigil''. Career Edge created and served as the lead writer on the sitcom '' Lovesick''. The series focused on a group of English friends sharing a house in the West End of Glasgow and their romances. ''Lovesick'' began as a programme for Channel 4, before being acquired by Netflix. He also wrote on the second series of ''The Crown'', as well as the second, third and fourth series of ''Strike''. He wrote the 2019 biopic '' Judy'', about the later life of Hollywood actress Judy Garland and her declining health. It starred, and later won an Academy Award for, Renée Zellweger. According to a 2021 interview, Edge was approached by producer George Aza-Selinger to develop a submarine project. It became ''Vigil'' and, produced by World Productions, it began broadcasting on BBC One on 29 August 2021. ''Vigil'' became the BBC’s most watched new drama of the year, with its first episode attracting 10.2 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigil (TV Series)
''Vigil'' is a British police procedural television serial created by Tom Edge and produced by World Productions. The six-part series aired on BBC One in August 2021. It stars Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph, and Martin Compston. The series is set in Scotland and much of the action takes place on a fictional ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy. The series received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the writing, pace, acting, visual style, set design, tone, and atmosphere, but it was criticised for the dialogue, plot, and inaccuracies. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second series. Plot Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva of the Scottish Police Service is sent to HMS ''Vigil'', a nuclear-powered ''Vanguard''-class ballistic missile submarine, to investigate a death on board, which takes place shortly after the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler. Her investigations, and those of her col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Don't Know Me (TV Series)
''You Don't Know Me'' is a British four-part television series. It is based on the 2017 crime novel of the same name by Imran Mahmood. The first episode premiered on BBC One on 5 December 2021, with the series available to stream on BBC iPlayer following broadcast. It had an international release on Netflix on 17 June 2022. Premise On trial for killing a drug dealer, Hero (Adewunmi) tries to convince the court of his innocence. To do so, he provides context which ties into his tumultuous relationship with Kyra (Wilde), and how it lead to murder. Cast *Samuel Adewunmi as Hero * Sophie Wilde as Kyra * Bukky Bakray as Bless * Roger Nsengiyumva as Jamil *Tuwaine Barrett as Curt *Yetunde Oduwole as Adebi *Nicholas Khan as Sam *Michael Balogun as Face *Duayne Boachie as Binks Episodes Production Development It was announced in February 2020 that Snowed-In Productions would adapt Mahmood's novel for the BBC with Tom Edge as writer and Sarmad Masud as director. Jules Hussey is seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century English Screenwriters
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British Male Television Writers
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English Male Screenwriters
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Screenwriters
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects. The language forms part of the broader British English, along with other varieties in the United Kingdom. Terms used to refer to the ..., a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Television Writers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century British Novelists
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Imran Mahmood
Imran Mahmood (born 1969) is a British novelist and barrister. His first novel ''You Don't Know Me'' (2017), which was shortlisted for the Glass Bell Award in 2018, was dramatised by the BBC in 2021. Biography Mahmood, whose parents are first-generation immigrants from Pakistan, was born in Liverpool in 1969. Growing up in Liverpool, he attended comprehensive schools. After earning his undergraduate degree in 1990 at Kingston University in London, he studied for the bar at the Inns of Court. He is now a barrister, with chambers in Middle Temple, specialising in criminal law and in common law. He and his wife live in South East London. Literary career In Mahmood's first novel, ''You Don't Know Me'', a young man on trial for murder urgently tells his story to a jury. According to Mahmood, the novel was inspired by young men he defended in London courts. The book's 2017 publication was well received. ''The Guardian'' listed it as one of the best crime novels of 2017, calling i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovesick (TV Series)
''Lovesick'' (formerly known as ''Scrotal Recall'') is a British sitcom created by Tom Edge which was first broadcast on Channel 4 in October 2014 and stars Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas, Daniel Ings, Hannah Britland and Joshua McGuire. After the show was originally aired on Channel 4, it was made available by Netflix, who then commissioned a second season globally on 17 November 2016, where it was billed as a Netflix Original. The show was renewed for a third season, which was released exclusively on Netflix on 1 January 2018. Plot The show revolves around a group of university friends sharing a house in the West End of Glasgow and their romantic lives. After Dylan Witter (Flynn) is diagnosed with chlamydia, he attempts to contact all of his previous sexual partners to inform them of his diagnosis. Dylan lives with best friends Luke Curran (Ings) and Evie Douglas (Thomas), the latter of whom previously harboured a secret crush on Dylan, but has since moved on, recently becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
