Mark Wadlow (born 1962) is an English screenwriter known for his partnership with

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and his work on the

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''.

Early life

Wadlow was born in

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and attended St Francis Primary School. When he was 10, his family moved to the

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area of the town, and he attended St George's Catholic School. At the age of 19, Wadlow began studying at the

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Writing career

At Leeds, Wadlow began writing with

. In 1984, he and Morgan wrote a play entitled ''Gross'', based on his summer job in a

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, which they took to the

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. At Edinburgh, Wadlow and Morgan were approached by a member of staff from a company that made training videos, who asked them if they would like jobs writing training films. Wadlow and Morgan accepted the job and wrote training films for many years.Smith, David (17 September 2006).
Peter Morgan: The master of dramatic licence
. ''The Observer'' (Guardian News & Media): p. 45 (''Observer Review''). Wadlow and Morgan returned to Edinburgh in 1986 with the play ''Pax Britannica''. In 1988, Wadlow and Morgan wrote additional material for

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's script for John Schlesinger's film '' Madame Sousatzka''. Morgan recalled, "We were incredibly cheap and totally exploited for six months for about five grand". In 1990, Wadlow and Morgan co-wrote ''

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'', a short film directed by Peter Cattaneo. The short was nominated in the

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category at the

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, and the Short Film (Live Action) category at the 63rd Academy Awards.1990 (63rd) Short Film (Live Action)
.

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. Retrieved on 29 November 2008. After Wadlow and Morgan rewrote the script for the

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film '' King Ralph'' (1991), they ended their writing partnership.Curtis, Nick (27 October 2006).
The man who rewrites history
. ''Evening Standard'' (Associated Newspapers): p. 36. Wadlow joined the writing staff of the

television soap opera ''

'' in 1993 and has since become a senior storyliner. Throughout the rest of the 1990s, he wrote episodes of the topical comedy series ''The House of Windsor'' (1994), the soap opera ''Castles'' (1995), the sitcom '' Holding the Baby'' (1997), and the World Cup-themed comedy series ''Lost in France'' (1998). In 2000, he wrote an episode of the ITV prison drama '' Bad Girls'' and in 2006 wrote an episode of the BBC series '' Robin Hood''. As a member of the ''Coronation Street'' writing team, Wadlow has been the recipient of two Writers' Guild of Great Britain awards (1993 and 2009).

List of works

Theatre

*''Gross'' (1984, co-writer) *''Pax Britannica'' (1986, co-writer)

Film

*'' Madame Sousatzka'' (1988, co-writer) *''

'' (1990, co-writer) *'' King Ralph'' (1991, co-writer, rewrites) *' (1992, co-writer)

Television

*''

'' (1993—, 230+ episodes) *''The House of Windsor'' (1994, 6 episodes) *''Castles'' (1995, 2 episodes) *'' Holding the Baby'' (1997, 5 episodes) *''Lost in France'' (1998, 12 episodes) *'' Bad Girls'' (2000, 1 episode) *'' Robin Hood'' (2006, 1 episode)

DVD film

*'' Coronation Street: Out of Africa'' (2008, co-writer)

References

WADLOW, Mark filmography
. British Film Institute. Retrieved on 7 June 2010.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wadlow, Mark 1962 births British soap opera writers English television writers English screenwriters English male screenwriters English soap opera writers Living people British male television writers