Adrian Hodges | |
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| Born | 4 February 1957 London, England |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, writer, producer |
| Known for | Survivors (2008), BBC1. An updated version of the 1970s drama series set in a post-apocalyptic Britain. |
Adrian Hodges (born 4 February 1957) is an English television and film writer. He has won a BAFTA Award.
Life and career
He began his career in journalism for Screen International magazine [1][2] and his screenwriting debut was the 1991 television drama Tell Me That You Love Me, followed by screenplays for The Bridge (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994) for which Miranda Richardson and Rosemary Harris both received Oscar nominations.[1]
After his film adaptation of Julian Barnes's Metroland (1997) Hodges concentrated on writing for television, including Amongst Women (1998), his adaptation of John McGahern's novel for BBC Two, which received a BAFTA award for Best Serial and won the Grand Prix award at the Banff Television Festival, The Lost World (2001) and Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003).
In 2005 he wrote the episode "Triumph" for the HBO-BBC series Rome. He has since adapted two of Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart stories for TV: The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) and The Shadow in the North (production completed 2007).
He is co-creator of the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval, for which he wrote nine episodes in five series. In 2008 he was also reported to be working on and a new adaptation of Silas Marner.[3]
On 22 November 2007, the BBC announced that they were going to remake Survivors, as written by Adrian Hodges. Two series were shown on BBC One, in 2008 and 2010.[4]
Hodges wrote the screenplay for the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn.[5]
Adrian Hodges created the BBC television series The Musketeers, based on the Alexandre Dumas characters, which aired its first season from January to March 2014.
Writing credits
| Production | Notes | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|
| Screen One |
| BBC One |
| The Bridge |
| N/A |
| Tom & Viv |
| N/A |
| Kavanagh QC |
| ITV |
| Metroland |
| N/A |
| Heaven on Earth |
| BBC One |
| Amongst Women |
| BBC Two |
| The Jump |
| ITV |
| David Copperfield |
| BBC One |
| Lorna Doone |
| BBC One |
| The Hunt |
| ITV |
| The Lost World |
| BBC One |
| Charles II: The Power and The Passion |
| BBC One |
| Rome |
| BBC Two HBO |
| The Ruby in the Smoke |
| BBC One |
| The History of Mr. Polly |
| ITV |
| The Shadow in the North |
| BBC One |
| Survivors |
| BBC One |
| Primeval |
| ITV |
| My Week with Marilyn |
| N/A |
| 13 Steps Down |
| ITV |
| Labyrinth |
| Channel 4 The CW |
| Primeval: New World |
| Space |
| The Musketeers |
| BBC One |
| The Go-Between |
| BBC One |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | British Academy Television Awards | Amongst Women (shared with Colin Tucker, Jonathan Curling, and Tom Cairns) | Best Drama Serial | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Charles II: The Power and The Passion (shared with Kate Harwood and Joe Wright) | Won | |||
| 2006 | Writers' Guild of America Award | Rome | New Series (TV) (with Alexandra Cunningham, David Frankel, Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, and John Milius) | Nominated | |
| 2007 | TV Quick Awards | Primeval (shared with Tim Haines) | Best New Drama | Nominated | |
| 2012 | British Academy Television Awards | My Week with Marilyn (shared with Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, and Harvey Weinstein) | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Profile: Adrian Hodges", Public Broadcasting Service
- ^ Adrian Hodges at BBC Writersroom. Retrieved 21/10/2011
- ^ "thecustard.tv • coming up". Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ "Cult show Survivors to be remade: The BBC is to remake cult 1970s series Survivors, it has announced", BBC News, Thursday, 22 November 2007
- ^ Gritten, David (5 November 2011). "My Week with Marilyn: the true story". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
External links
- Adrian Hodges at IMDb