Gwyneth Hughes is a British documentary director and screenwriter who works mainly in television.

Early life

She is a former newspaper journalist from the north of England.

Career

Her credits include the crime drama '' Five Days'', ''

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'', a film about the wrongful conviction of

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, an

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's unfinished work '' The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', and '' The Girl'', which explores an alleged obsession

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had with the actress Tippi Hedren. Her work on ''Five Days'' earned her a nomination at the 2008 Golden Globe Awards. In 2013 she wrote ''

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'', which debuted on the BBC in November 2014. In 2018, she executive-produced and adapted William Makepeace Thackeray's novel '' Vanity Fair'' into a 7-part television mini-series for

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and Amazon Studios. She adapted the Henry Fielding Tom Jones novel for the Tom Jones (miniseries) to be broadcast on

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in 2023.

References

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* British documentary film directors British film directors British women screenwriters British women film directors British journalists British television directors British television producers British women television producers British television writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Women documentary filmmakers British women television writers British women television directors {{UK-tv-bio-stub