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Frank Cottrell Boyce

Writer | Actor | Producer

Frank Cottrell Boyce is one of the most respected screenwriters working in the English film industry. After serving as the television critic for the magazine "Living Marxism," he met Michael Winterbottom and the two collaborated on "Forget About Me" (1990). Winterbottom had made five more films based on Boyce's screenplays... See full bio »

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in Liverpool, England, UK
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2013 The Railway Man (screenplay) (post-production)
 
2012 London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (TV movie) (writer)
 
2009 Framed (TV movie) (written by)
 
2008 God on Trial (TV movie) (written by)
 
2007 Grow Your Own (screenplay)
 
2005 Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (screenplay / as Martin Hardy)
 
2004 Millions (written by)
 
2003 Code 46 (writer)
 
2002 Revengers Tragedy (adaptation)
 
2002 24 Hour Party People (screenplay)
 
2000 The Claim (screenplay)
 
2000 Pandaemonium (written by)
 
1998 Hilary and Jackie (screenplay)
 
1997 Captain Star (TV series)
– The Worm Turns (1997) (creator / developer)
– Day of the Zooties (1997) (creator / developer / written by)
– The Atomic Alarm Clock (1997) (creator / television developer / writer)
– The Edge of the Universe (1997) (creator / television developer)
 
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo
 
1996 New York Crossing (TV movie)
 
1996 Saint-Ex (screenplay)
 
1995 Butterfly Kiss (idea / written by)
 
1991-1995 Coronation Street (TV series)
– Episode #1.3801 (1995) (written by)
– Episode #1.3399 (1992) (written by)
– Episode #1.3243 (1991) (written by)
– Episode #1.3207 (1991) (written by)
 
1993 A Woman's Guide to Adultery (TV series)
 
1992 Crime Story (TV series)
– All Good Friends (1992) (writer)
 
1992 In Suspicious Circumstances (TV series)
– An Uncommon Murder (1992) (writer)
– Unjust Deserts (1992) (writer)
 
1990 Forget About Me
 
1989 The Real Eddy English (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.4 (1989) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1989) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1989) (writer)
– Episode #1.1 (1989) (writer)
 
1987-1989 Brookside (TV series)
– Glasses (1989) (written by)
– Fish (1989) (written by / as Frank Cottrell-Boyce)
– Reconnection (1987) (writer)
– Double Talk (1987) (written by)
 
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2009 Framed (TV movie)
Car Boot Dealer
 
2004 Millions
Nativity Teacher
 
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2009 Framed (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
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2012 Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Screenwriters: The BAFTA and BFI Lecture Series (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Author & Screenwriter
– Episode dated 17 May 2011 (2011) … Himself - Author & Screenwriter
 
2004 Obtaining Cover: Inside Code 46 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Coronation Street (1995) … Himself (as Frank Cottrell-Boyce)
 
1989-1991 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Hard Times (1991) … Himself
– Episode #4.9 (1989) … Himself (as Frank Cottrell-Boyce)
 

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Was the television correspondent for _Living Marxism_ magazine (London) from 1989 until he moved overseas to live. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Frank Cottrell-Boyce | Martin Hardy
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Personal Quote:

I've always loved the saints very seriously. St. Francis is one of the greatest people who ever lived. But I also like them in a camp way. A lot of them were nutters like Joseph of Copertino who could levitate. The Celtic ones were always getting into scraps. These are amazing stories full of heroism... See more »

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Has a degree in English from Oxford University (Keble College), where he met his wife Denise. See more »