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Terence John Feely (20 July 1928 – 13 August 2000) was a British screenwriter, playwright and author. Though his work spanned five decades, he is perhaps best remembered as the creator of the ITV drama series ''
detective series '' Shoestring'' and '' Bergerac'', as well as episodes of '' The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game'' for ITV.
However, the series for which Feely is perhaps best remembered is the ITV police drama ''The Gentle Touch
''The Gentle Touch'' is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which began on 11 April 1980 and ran until 1984. The series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police o ...
'' (1980–84).
Life and career
Feely was born into a middle-class Roman Catholic family of Irish descent inLiverpool
Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...
. After leaving school, he entered Liverpool's Jesuit College where he studied English and psychology.
Upon completion of his university studies, he decided to go into journalism, and got a job with a small local newspaper in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the ...
. However, he quickly outgrew the publication, and moved to London where he secured a position in the faster-paced world of Fleet Street, joining the editorial staff of the '' Sunday Graphic''. Around this time he began to write submissions for film scripts; film director Alfred Hitchcock purchased the rights to one of his scripts in 1955, entitled ''Heartbeat''.
Feely ventured into television in 1959, writing several episodes of the police detective series ''No Hiding Place
''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967.
It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) ...
''. Following this, in 1961 he wrote two episodes for the first series of '' The Avengers''. He then moved on to other popular shows of the time, including '' The Saint'' and '' Thunderbirds''.
In the mid-1960s he became story editor for ''Armchair Theatre
''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968.
The Canad ...
'' and ''Mystery and Imagination
''Mystery and Imagination'' is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and (later) Thames Television.
Outline
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'', produced by ABC
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(later by Thames Television
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). Feely was also instrumental in bringing James Mitchell's ''Callan
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'' to the small screen, for which he is credited as associate producer.
He joined the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures in 1967, and was partly responsible for ensuring the production of '' If....'' (1968), directed by Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was a British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading-light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for ...
. Following this, Feely went on to become a co-director of Everyman Films (with Patrick McGoohan and David Tomblin). The company's principal production was allegorical/science-fiction series ''The Prisoner
''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...
'' (1967–68), for which Feely also wrote two episodes.
In the 1970s he worked on shows such as ''The Persuaders!
''The Persuaders!'' is an action-comedy series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the cycle of adventure ser ...
'', '' Arthur of the Britons'', ''The Protectors
''The Protectors'' is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series to exclusively use live actors as opposed to marionettes (following ''UFO''), and his second to be firmly set in ...
'', ''UFO
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'', '' Space: 1999'', '' Thriller'', ''Within These Walls
''Within These Walls'' is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. It portrayed life in HMP Stone Park, a fictional women's prison. Unlike later women-in-prison TV series, ...
'', and '' The New Avengers''. He also adapted the Henry James
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novel ''Affairs of the Heart'' for television in 1974.
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...The Gentle Touch
''The Gentle Touch'' is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which began on 11 April 1980 and ran until 1984. The series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police o ...
'', which he created and for which he wrote several scripts. The series was a ratings hit, running for five seasons from 1980 to 1984, and was the first British police series with a female lead character (Det. Inspector Maggie Forbes, played by Jill Gascoine
Jill Viola Gascoine (11 April 1937 – 28 April 2020) was an English actress and novelist. She portrayed Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the 1980s television series '' The Gentle Touch'' and its spin-off series '' C.A.T.S. Eyes''. In the ...
).
In 1985, Feely created the ''Gentle Touch'' spin-off series '' C.A.T.S. Eyes'', about a team of female private investigators who covertly work for the British Home Office, which ran until 1987. Also in the 1980s, he co-wrote the screen adaptation of Judith Krantz's novel ''Mistral's Daughter'', which was produced as a US television mini-series in 1984, as well as adapting two of Barbara Cartland
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) published as Barbara Cartland was an English writer, known as the Queen of Romance, who published both contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily duri ...
's novels for television: ''A Hazard of Hearts
''A Hazard of Hearts'' is a 1987 made-for-television romantic drama film starring Helena Bonham Carter in one of her first major roles. It is based on a 1949 novel by Barbara Cartland.
Plot
Sir Giles Staverley, a compulsive gambler, is tricked i ...
'' in 1987, and '' The Lady and the Highwayman'' in 1989.
Aside from his work as a screenwriter, Feely also penned several novels including ''Number 10: Private Lives of Six Prime Ministers'', which also became an acclaimed drama series in 1983. One of his last works, ''Limelight'', was awarded New York's Book of the Year Prize.
Death
Feely died on 13 August 2000, aged 72.External links
*Terence Feely profile @ TelevisionHeaven.co.uk
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