Nigel Kneale

Nigel Kneale

Writing
Born 1922-04-18 Died 2006-10-29 Lancashire, England, UK 67 credits
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Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. He wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968), The Stone Tape (1972) and Beasts (1976) in addition to the Quatermass serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century", and as "having invented popular TV". From Wikipedia
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Filmography — top 60 of 67
Writing 57 credits
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Writer
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964 · Writer
Sharpe
Sharpe
1993 · Writer
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
1953 · Writer
Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Writer
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
1961 · Writer
NET Playhouse
NET Playhouse
1966 · Writer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982 · ★ 5.2 · Screenplay
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
1986 · Writer
The Web
The Web
1950 · Writer
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit
1958 · Writer, Creator
Quatermass
Quatermass
1979 · Writer, Creator
Beasts
Beasts
1976 · Writer, Creator
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit
1967 · ★ 6.7 · Screenplay, Original Story
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon
1964 · ★ 6.3 · Screenplay
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
1957 · ★ 6.4 · Screenplay, Teleplay
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment
1953 · Writer, Creator
Beasts: Buddyboy
Beasts: Buddyboy
1976 · Writer
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
1962 · ★ 6.5 · Screenplay
The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman
1957 · ★ 6.2 · Story, Screenplay
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
1974 · Writer
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · ★ 6.5 · Teleplay
Stanley and the Women
Stanley and the Women
1991 · Writer, Creator
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
1989 · ★ 6.9 · Screenplay
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Beasts: During Barty's Party
1976 · Writer
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1959 · ★ 6.7 · Screenplay
Beasts: Special Offer
Beasts: Special Offer
1976 · Writer
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · ★ 6.2 · Screenplay
Sharpe's Gold
Sharpe's Gold
1995 · Screenplay
First Night
First Night
1963 · Writer
Against the Crowd
Against the Crowd
1975 · Writer
The Witches
The Witches
1966 · ★ 6.0 · Writer
Late Night Story
Late Night Story
1978 · Writer
Kinvig
Kinvig
1981 · Writer
Ladies' Night
Ladies' Night
1986 · Writer
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Telescreen Announcer (voice), Writer
Number Three
Number Three
1953 · Writer
The Creature
The Creature
1955 · Writer
The Chopper
The Chopper
1971 · Writer
The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968 · Writer
Beasts: The Dummy
Beasts: The Dummy
1976 · Writer
The Road
The Road
1964 · Writer
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment
2005 · Creator, Screenplay
The Quatermass Conclusion
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979 · Writer
The World of George Orwell: 1984
The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965 · Writer
Beasts: Baby
Beasts: Baby
1976 · Writer
The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape
1972 · Writer
Kinvig (TV pilot)
Kinvig (TV pilot)
1981 · Writer
The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth
1955 · Writer
Wine of India
Wine of India
1970 · Writer
The Littlest Enemy
The Littlest Enemy
1958 · Story
The Crunch
The Crunch
1964 · Writer
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1962 · Writer
Gentry
Gentry
1987 · Writer
Beasts: What Big Eyes
Beasts: What Big Eyes
1976 · Writer
The Road
The Road
1963 · Writer
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
1957 · Writer
Acting 4 credits
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