The Joy Of Writing Drama Is Putting

The Bbc Fulfils A Wonderful Cultural Function. Maybe The Problem Is That It Feels It Needs To Be Everything To Everybody.

One Of The Things I've Always Thought Is A Drag In So Many Period Adaptations Is That They Are Always Buttoned Up To The Neck In So Many Clothes All The Time. I'm Always Looking For Excuses To Get Them Out Of Their Clothes.

The Joy Of Writing Drama Is Putting Yourself Into Different People's Heads.

An Adaptation I Was Working On Of Trollope's 'the Pallisers' Has Been Axed By The Bbc... I Was Also Going To Do Dickens' 'dombey And Son' But They've Asked Me To Do 'david Copperfield' Instead.

The Most Moving Scene For Me In 'pride And Prejudice' Is The Pemberley Music Room Scene: Elizabeth Has Just Saved Darcy's Sister From Embarrassment And Confusion, And As The Music Plays On, Darcy's Look Of Gratitude Becomes A Look Of Love, Which We See Reciprocated In Elizabeth's Eyes.