Stephen Gallagher (born 13 October 1954) is an English screenwriter and novelist. Gallagher was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.

Career

Gallagher has written novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series '' Doctor Who'' — for which he wrote two serials, ''

Warriors' Gate ''Warriors' Gate'' is the fifth serial of the 18th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Stephen Gallagher and was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 January 1981. The ...

'' (1981) and '' Terminus'' (1983)—as well as for the series ''

Rosemary & Thyme ''Rosemary & Thyme'' is a British television cosy mystery thriller series starring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as gardening detectives Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme. The show began on ITV in 2003. The third series ended in August 2007. ...

'' and '' Bugs'', for two seasons of which he was script consultant along with Brian Clemens. He adapted his own novel ''Chimera'' as a 90 minute dramatized audio drama for BBC Radio 4 in 1985, and as a miniseries of the same name that was shown on ITV in 1991. He also directed the miniseries adaptation of '' Oktober'', as well as writing the feature-length episode ''The Kingdom of Bones'' for the BBC series ''

Murder Rooms ''Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes'' is a television crime drama series created by David Pirie, and co-produced by the BBC and WGBH Boston, a PBS station. Six episodes were made and were first broadcast on BBC Two, the first ...

''. He created and wrote a science-based series for ITV, '' Eleventh Hour'', starring Patrick Stewart as a government science investigator and advisor. The programme was rumoured to be ITV's answer to the new series of ''Doctor Who'', but was more in the tradition of the hard-science thriller. Gallagher's series format was acquired for a US television remake by the '' CSI'' trio of CBS, Jerry Bruckheimer and director Danny Cannon. The series aired on CBS and starred Rufus Sewell and Marley Shelton. ''Life Line'', broadcast in 2007, was a two-part supernatural mystery starring Ray Stevenson, Joanne Whalley and Jemima Rooper. Gallagher was later lead writer and story supervisor on NBC's 13-part series '' Crusoe'', screened in 2008/2009, and contributed two episodes to the US version of '' Eleventh Hour'' including ''Medea'', the season finale. In 2009 he served as Co-Executive Producer on Bruckheimer's crime show '' The Forgotten'', starring Christian Slater. ''Legacy'', a two-part story for season 16 of the BBC's '' Silent Witness'', was Best Drama winner in the 2013 European Science TV and New Media Awards. He later wrote episodes of '' Stan Lee's Lucky Man''.

Bibliography

Novels

*''The Last Rose of Summer'' – 1978 (later revised as ''Dying of Paradise'') *''

Saturn Three ''Saturn 3'' is a 1980 British science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. The screenplay was written by Martin Amis, from a story by John Barry. Though a British pr ...

'' – 1980 (film novelisation) *'' Silver Dream Racer'' – 1980 (film novelisation, as John Lydecker) *'' Chimera (British TV series)'' – 1982 *'' Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate'' – 1982 (as John Lydecker) *'' Dying of Paradise'' – 1982 (as Stephen Couper) *'' Doctor Who: Terminus'' – 1983 (as John Lydecker) *'' The Ice Belt'' – 1983 (as Stephen Couper) *'' The Kids from Fame'' – 1983 (as Lisa Todd) *'' The Kids from Fame II'' – 1983 (as Lisa Todd) *''Follower'' – 1984 *'' Valley of Lights'' – 1987 *'' Oktober (TV series)'' – 1988 *''Down River'' – 1989 *''Rain'' – 1990 *'' The Boat House'' – 1991 *'' Nightmare, With Angel'' – 1992 *'' Red, Red Robin'' – 1995 *'' White Bizango'' – 2002 *''The Spirit Box'' – 2005 *'' The Painted Bride'' – 2006 *'' The Kingdom of Bones'' – 2007 *'' The Bedlam Detective'' – 2012 *'' The Authentic William James'' – 2016 *'' Dying of Paradise: The Trilogy'' – 2022 (includes previously unpublished novel The Babylon Run)

Non-fiction

*'' Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore'' – 2000

Screenplays

*''Trick Shot'' – 1980 (short film) *'' Doctor Who: Warriors’ Gate - 1981 (BBC) *'' Doctor Who: Terminus (Doctor Who)'' – 1983 (BBC) *''

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: Moving Targets'' – 1988 (BBC) *'' Chimera (British TV series)'' – 1991 (Zenith/Anglia) *'' Chiller (TV series): Prophecy'' – 1995 (YTV) *'' Chiller (TV series): Here Comes the Mirror Man'' – 1995 (YTV) *'' Bugs (TV series): Assassins, Inc'' – 1995 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): Down Among the Dead Men'' – 1995 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): Stealth'' – 1995 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): Pulse'' – 1995 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): Schrodinger’s Bomb'' – 1996 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): The Bureau of Weapons'' – 1996 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): A Cage for Satan'' – 1996 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): Blaze of Glory'' – 1997 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): The Revenge Effect'' – 1997 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Bugs (TV series): Renegades'' – 1997 (Carnival Films/BBC) *'' Oktober (TV series)'' – 1998 (Carnival Films/ITV) *'' Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes: The Kingdom of Bones (TV Movie)'' – 2001 (BBC Films) *''

: The Memory of Water'' – 2004 (Carnival Films) *''

: The Cup of Silence'' – 2005 (Carnival Films) *'' Eleventh Hour (British TV series): Resurrection'' – 1983 (Granada TV) *'' Eleventh Hour (British TV series): Containment'' – 1987 (Granada TV) *'' Life Line (TV movie)'' – 2007 (Carnival Films) *''

Crusoe (TV series) ''Crusoe'' is an adventure-drama television series, based loosely on the 1719 novel '' Robinson Crusoe'' by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC from October 17, 2008 to January 31, 2009, during the first half of the 2008&ndash ...

: Rum'' – 2008 (NBC/Power TV) *''

: Gunpowder'' – 2008 (NBC/Power TV) *''

: Sacrifice'' – 2008 (NBC/Power TV) (uncredited) *''

: The Traveler'' – 2009 (NBC/Power TV) *''

: The Return'' – 2009 (NBC/Power TV) *'' Eleventh Hour (American TV series): Resurrection'' – 2008 (CBS/Bruckheimer TV) (story by) *'' Eleventh Hour (American TV series): Containment'' – 2008 (CBS/Bruckheimer TV) (story by) *'' Eleventh Hour (American TV series): Subway'' – 2009 (CBS/Bruckheimer TV) *'' Eleventh Hour (American TV series): Medea'' – 2009 (CBS/Bruckheimer TV) *'' The Forgotten (TV series): Canine John'' – 2010 (CBS/Bruckheimer TV) *'' The Forgotten (TV series): Patient John'' – 2010 (CBS/Bruckheimer TV) *'' Silent Witness: Legacy, Part 1'' – 2013 (BBC) *'' Silent Witness: Legacy, Part 2'' – 2013 (BBC) *'' Stan Lee's Lucky Man: Charm Offensive'' – 2016 (Carnival Films/POW! Entertainment/Sky)

Radio and Audio

*''The Last Rose of Summer'' – 1977 (6x30’, Piccadilly Radio) *''Hunters’ Moon'' – 1978 (8x30, Piccadilly Radio) *''The Humane Solution'' – 1979 (90’, BBC Radio 4

Saturday Night Theatre ''Saturday Night Theatre'' was a long-running radio drama strand on BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of Talk rad ...

) *''The Babylon Run'' – 1979 (4x30, Piccadilly Radio) *''An Alternative to Suicide'' – 1979 (90’, BBC Radio 4

) *''A Resistance to Pressure'' – 1980 (90’, BBC Radio 4

) *''Chimera'' – 1985 (90’, BBC Radio 4

) *''The Kingston File'' – 1987 (90’, BBC Radio 4

) *''The Wonderful Visit'' – 1988 (45’, H. G. Wells adaptation, BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre) *''By the River, Fontainebleau'' – 1988 (30’, BBC Radio 4 Fear on Four) *''The Horn'' – 1989 (30’, BBC Radio 4 Fear on Four) *''The Visitors’ Book'' – 1992 (short story,BBC Radio 4, reader Terence Edmond) *''Life Line'' – 1993 (30’, BBC Radio 4, Fear on Four) *''The Bedlam Detective'' – 2012 (Audiobook, Dreamscape Media, reader Michael Page) *''The Kingdom of Bones'' – 2013 (Audiobook, Oakhill Publishing, reader Jonathan Keeble) *''The Box'' – 2013 (30’, Hammer Chillers, Bafflegab Productions) *''The Bedlam Detective'' – 2014 (Audiobook, Oakhill Publishing, reader Jonathan Keeble) *''Nightmare Country'' – 2019 (Doctor Who: The Lost Stories,

Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include '' Doctor Who'', th ...

) *''Warriors’ Gate'' – 2019 (Audiobook, BBC Audio, reader

Jon Culshaw Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968) is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his work on the radio comedy '' Dead Ringers'' since 2000. Culshaw has voiced a number of characters for ITV shows including ''2D ...

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Casting the Runes "Casting the Runes" is a short story written by the English writer M.R. James. It was first published in 1911 as the fourth story in ''More Ghost Stories'', which was James' second collection of ghost stories. Plot summary Mr. Edward Dunning is a ...

'' – 2019 ( M. R. James adaptation, Bafflegab Productions) *''Terminus'' – 2019 (Audiobook, BBC Audio, reader Steven Pacey) *''The Kairos Ring'' – 2021 (Audio original, BBC Audio, reader Steven Pacey)

Theatre

*''Cheeky Boy'' – March 2018 (portmanteau drama The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More, Tristan Bates Theatre, London)

Short fiction

;Collections *'' Out of His Mind'' – 2004 (collection of short stories, winner of the British Fantasy Award) *'' Plots and Misadventures'' – 2007 (second collection of short stories) *'' Comparative Anatomy: the Best of Stephen Gallagher'' – 2022 (Subterranean Press) ;StoriesShort stories unless otherwise noted.

References

External links

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Stephen Gallagher's websiteStephen Gallagher's weblogThe Hollywood Reporter: CBS, Bruckheimer Meet in Eleventh HourKirkus review of The Bedlam Detective
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