Thursday 22 November 2012

".....I'm remembering Fables of Forgotten Things."

Paul McGann as "Clarence" and Louise Dumayne as "Eldritch" in "Fables of Forgotten Things"

Four years ago, a little pilot that we shot for very little money and in very little time finally made a public appearance in the graveyard slot on BBC HD.

A LOT has happened since then. I've put on even more weight, quit smoking, started smoking, quit again, worked on all kinds of shows with much bigger...well, with budgets, and I've evolved from a baby writer into an adolescent. Or at least a toddler who knows a couple of swearwords.

I look back at "Fables of Forgotten Things" and see a million things I'd do differently - even when you take the constraints we were under into account. It's too slow. No, really. It's sloooooooowww x 1,000,000. It relies on voiceover which = SATANISM. Some of the dialogue clunks like Marley's chain. And there are evident traces of the trauma I suffered as a four year-old when I caught ten minutes of that Sapphire and Steele episode about the blank-faced man in the top hat:

Would you follow this man in the dead of night?
But I'm still astonished and inspired by what its brilliant director was able to achieve in just four days at one location. I can't believe how kind, generous and gracious our lead Paul McGann was throughout filming. I'm thrilled to have been part of a project that still feels so dark and distinctive. I'm dead bloody proud of the last four lines of dialogue. And there's something about the tone of the whole piece that's truthful to who I am, how I feel and what I want from all this. Truthfulness is, I think, the most precious quality in all stories.

While it's still available (and while the site still exists!), please take the time to check out Fables of Forgotten Things on the soon-to-be-gone BBC Film Network.

Wednesday 17 October 2012

"....Hunted: Hourglass reviews are in!"





I was privileged to be part of the creative team for 'Hunted' and hope that you all enjoy tonight's episode 'Hourglass' as much as we enjoyed making it. For everybody who was a writer and producer on the show, it was an amazing, life changing experience.

Here are some quotes from the reviews for my episode:

"Hunted still twists and turns enough to get the pulses racing."
Daily Telegraph - "What to Watch"


"Anyone standing in Jack's way is toast in this complex, thrilling drama - ****"
TV Times - "Pick of the Day"

"This spy show is becoming more engrossing."
The Guide (Guardian) - "Pick of the Day"

"We're hooked - *****"
Heat magazine - "Pick of the Day"

"Drags you with it, however much you want to resist."
Alison Graham, Radio Times - "Pick of the Day"

The Independent - "Critic's Choice"  

"Hunted seems to be on surer ground with its action-heavy third episode"
Den of Geek

"Hourglass delivered solid action and intrigue."
IGN

Catch up with the thrills, spills, twists and turns so far....


Read a blog from our brilliant creator, exec producer, head writer, mentor, maestro and showrunner....




Monday 15 October 2012

"....New Tricks: Blue Flower reviews are in!"



"Far more effort and attention is being paid to the script these days.
Perhaps an old dog can learn new tricks after all."
The Times

"No-one can accuse New Tricks of not stuffing enough into an episode.
Sandra's team investigate the stabbing of an immigrant but the trail takes in escape
from behind the Iron Curtain, death by taxi driver, an ID theft gang and police corruption.
BEST DRAMA."
The Sun

"Gerry gets all the best lines in a story full of secrets and lies - *****."
TV Times - "Pick of the Day" 

Telegraph - "Pick of the Day"

Radio Times - "Pick of the Day"

TV Easy - "Pick of the Day"

Daily Mail - "Pick of the Day"

Inside Soap - "Don't Miss!"


Wednesday 26 September 2012

Coming next Thursday, BBC One, 9pm!!!!!!!!

Hunted poster in Times Square!



Hunted poster on Wall Street!


Hunted billboard on Sunset Boulevard!!!


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