Nigel Kneale (1922–2006)

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Nigel Kneale was born on April 18, 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. He was a writer and actor, known for The Entertainer (1960), Look Back in Anger (1959) and Quatermass II (1955). He was married to Judith Kerr. He died on October 29, 2006 in London, England. See full bio »

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(age 84) in London, England, UK

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(1960)
(1959)
Quatermass II Writer
(1955)

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 2005 The Quatermass Experiment (TV Movie) (creator) / (screenplay)
 1997 Kavanagh QC (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Ancient History (1997) ... (writer)
 1995 Sharpe (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Sharpe's Gold (1995) ... (written by)
 1991 Stanley and the Women (TV Mini Series) (adaptation - 4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4 (1991) ... (adaptation)
- Episode #1.3 (1991) ... (adaptation)
- Episode #1.2 (1991) ... (adaptation)
- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... (adaptation)
 1989 The Woman in Black (TV Movie) (screenplay)
 1987 Gentry (TV Movie)
 1986 Unnatural Causes (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Ladies' Night (1986) ... (writer)
 1981 Kinvig (TV Series) (writer - 7 episodes)
- The Mystery of Netta (1981) ... (writer)
- The Humanoid Factor (1981) ... (writer)
- Where Are You Miss Griffin? (1981) ... (writer)
- The Big Benders (1981) ... (writer)
- Double, Double... (1981) ... (writer)
 1979 Quatermass (TV Mini Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- An Endangered Species (1979) ... (writer)
- What Lies Beneath (1979) ... (writer)
- Lovely Lightning (1979) ... (writer)
- Ringstone Round (1979) ... (writer)
 1979 The Quatermass Conclusion (writer)
 1978 Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (TV Movie) (teleplay)
 1978 Late Night Story (TV Series short) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Photograph (1978) ... (written by)
 1976 Beasts (TV Mini Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- The Dummy (1976) ... (writer)
- What Big Eyes (1976) ... (writer)
- Baby (1976) ... (writer)
- Buddyboy (1976) ... (writer)
- During Barty's Party (1976) ... (writer)
 1975 Against the Crowd (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Murrain (1975) ... (writer)
 1974 Bedtime Stories (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) ... (writer)
 1972 The Stone Tape (TV Movie)
 1971 Out of the Unknown (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Chopper (1971) ... (writer)
 1969-1970 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Wine of India (1970) ... (writer)
- Bam! Pow! Zap! (1969) ... (writer)
 1965-1968 Theatre 625 (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) ... (writer)
- The World of George Orwell: 1984 (1965) ... (writer)
 1968 NET Playhouse (TV Series) (adaptation - 1 episode)
- 1984 (1968) ... (adaptation)
 1967 Quatermass and the Pit (original story) / (screenplay)
 1966 The Witches (screenplay)
 1964 First Men in the Moon (screenplay)
 1964 The Road (TV Movie) (play)
 1964 Drama 61-67 (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Studio '64: The Crunch (1964) ... (writer)
 1963 First Night (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Road (1963) ... (writer)
 1962 Wuthering Heights (TV Movie)
 1962 H.M.S. Defiant (screenplay)
 1960 The Entertainer (screenplay)
 1959 Wuthering Heights (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1959 Look Back in Anger (screenplay)
 1958-1959 Quatermass and the Pit (TV Mini Series) (by - 6 episodes)
- Hob (1959) ... (by)
- The Wild Hunt (1959) ... (by)
- The Enchanted (1959) ... (by)
- Imps and Demons (1959) ... (by)
- The Ghosts (1958) ... (by)
 1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- The Littlest Enemy (1958) ... (story)
  BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode, 1957) (adaptation - 4 episodes, 1952 - 1953) (writer - 3 episodes, 1953 - 1955) (additional dialogue - 2 episodes, 1952 - 1956) (adapted as a television play by - 1 episode, 1954)
- Arrow to the Heart (II) (1956) ... (additional dialogue)
- The Moment of Truth (1955) ... (writer)
- The Creature (1955) ... (writer)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) ... (adapted as a television play by)
 1957 The Abominable Snowman (story and screenplay)
 1957 Quatermass 2 (screenplay) / (story)
  Quatermass II (TV Mini Series) (by - 5 episodes, 1955) (written by - 1 episode, 1955)
- The Destroyers (1955) ... (by)
- The Frenzy (1955) ... (by)
- The Coming (1955) ... (by)
- The Food (1955) ... (by)
- The Mark (1955) ... (by)
 1955 The Quatermass Xperiment (based on the B.B.C. television play by)
 1953 The Quatermass Experiment (TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- State of Emergency (1953) ... (writer)
- An Unidentified Species (1953) ... (writer)
- Believed to Be Suffering (1953) ... (writer)
- Very Special Knowledge (1953) ... (writer)
- Persons Reported Missing (1953) ... (writer)
 1953 Wednesday Theatre (TV Series) (adaptation - 1 episode)
- Curtain Down (1953) ... (adaptation)
 1953 The Commonplace Heart (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1953/I The Affair at Assino (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1951 The Web (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Essence of Strawberry (1951) ... (story)
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Other Works:

Novel: "Quatermass" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 7 Articles | See more »


Spouse:

Judith Kerr  (his death)  (2 children)

Children:

Matthew Kneale
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Personal Quote:

It [Doctor Who (1963)] sounded a terrible idea and I still think it was. The fact that it's lasted a long time and has a steady audience doesn't mean much. So has Crossroads: Kings Oak (1964) and that's a stinker. I was approached by Sydney Newman, who was then running BBC drama, and it was his idea. It struck me as a producer's idea and not a writer's idea, and I think there's a difference. I ... See more »

Trivia:

He was approached to write for the proposed BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (1963) but deplored the concept of the series and refused. He also refused an offer to write for Doomwatch (1970) and was asked to write for The X Files (1993). See more »

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