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'''Alan Whiting''' is a British [[screenwriter]] who has written for ''[[Wire in the Blood]]'' and ''[[Kingdom (2007 TV series)|Kingdom]]'' (which he also co-created).<ref name="dsannouncement">{{cite news |first= James|last= Welsh|title= Stephen Fry to star in new ITV drama|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a34488/stephen-fry-to-star-in-new-itv-drama.html|publisher= [[Digital Spy]]|date= 2006-07-01|accessdate= 2007-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a43971/frys-kingdom-gets-second-series/|title = Fry's 'Kingdom' gets second series|website = [[Digital Spy]]|date = 15 March 2007}}</ref> |
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Whiting's career began in the mid 1960s, contributing episodes to ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]'', a BBC [[soap opera]] which dealt with a [[London]] family, the Coopers, who moved to a housing estate in the fictional country town of Angleton. Into the 1980s and 1990s, he wrote for multiple series, such as ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[El C.I.D.]]'', ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' and ''[[See You Friday]]''. |
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| ⚫ | In the 2000s, Whiting wrote for the period swashbuckler ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' and ''[[Steel River Blues]]''. "[[Wire in the Blood#The Darkness of Light|The Darkness of Light]]", one of his ''Wire in the Blood'' episodes, was nominated for an [[Edgar Award]] for Best Television Feature Or Mini-Series Teleplay in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Edgar Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/awards/winners05.htm |work=[[Mystery Writers of America]] |date=2005-04-28 |accessdate=2007-06-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608173018/http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/awards/winners05.htm |archivedate=2007-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dencharnold.com/alan-whiting|title=Alan Whiting}}</ref> |
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He adapted ''[[Half Broken Things]]'' as a television movie for Festival Films<ref>{{cite web |title=Festival TV development |url=http://www.festivalfilm.com/TvDevelopments.htm |work=Festival Films |accessdate=2007-06-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220233134/http://www.festivalfilm.com/TvDevelopments.htm |archivedate=2007-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and it was broadcast on ITV in 2007. He later wrote the historical miniseries ''[[Titanic: Blood and Steel]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Noelle_Talmon/2011/11/09/neve_campbell_chris_noth_kevin_zegers |title=Neve Campbell, Chris Noth & Kevin Zegers Pose On The Set Of 'Titanic' Miniseries|work= Star Pulse|first =Noelle |last=Talmon|date=9 November 2011}}</ref> and some episodes of the first series of ''[[Strike Back (TV series)|Strike Back]]''. |
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 20 April 2023
Alan Whiting is a British screenwriter who has written for Wire in the Blood and Kingdom (which he also co-created).[1][2]
Career
[edit]Whiting's career began in the mid 1960s, contributing episodes to The Newcomers, a BBC soap opera which dealt with a London family, the Coopers, who moved to a housing estate in the fictional country town of Angleton. Into the 1980s and 1990s, he wrote for multiple series, such as Heartbeat, El C.I.D., Boon and See You Friday.
In the 2000s, Whiting wrote for the period swashbuckler The Scarlet Pimpernel and Steel River Blues. "The Darkness of Light", one of his Wire in the Blood episodes, was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Television Feature Or Mini-Series Teleplay in 2005.[3][4]
He adapted Half Broken Things as a television movie for Festival Films[5] and it was broadcast on ITV in 2007. He later wrote the historical miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel[6] and some episodes of the first series of Strike Back.
References
[edit]- ^ Welsh, James (1 July 2006). "Stephen Fry to star in new ITV drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
- ^ "Fry's 'Kingdom' gets second series". Digital Spy. 15 March 2007.
- ^ "2005 Edgar Nominees and Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 28 April 2005. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
- ^ "Alan Whiting".
- ^ "Festival TV development". Festival Films. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
- ^ Talmon, Noelle (9 November 2011). "Neve Campbell, Chris Noth & Kevin Zegers Pose On The Set Of 'Titanic' Miniseries". Star Pulse.
External links
[edit]- Alan Whiting at IMDb
- Alan Whiting at the bbc.co.uk Guide to Comedy
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