Ian Briggs(II)
- Writer
Ian Briggs studied drama at Manchester University and after that worked
in the theatre on lighting and design, including on some jazz shows.
Following that he worked at the BBC's Script Unit reading unsolicited
scripts and also freelanced for the Royal Court and some film
companies. He was commissioned by Andrew Cartmel first to write
"Dragonfire" and then season twenty-six's "The Curse of Fenric." He was
also commissioned by the BBC to write a pilot for a new series and has
written some plays for the theatre as well as working on "Casualty." In
1994 he returned to acting and appeared in "The Derniers" on
television.