Adrian Hodges
Encyclopedia
Adrian Hodges is a British television
and film
writer
.
He began his career in journalism for Screen International
magazine and his screenwriting
debut was the 1991 television drama Tell Me That You Love Me, followed by screenplays for The Bridge
(1992) and Tom & Viv (1994) for which Miranda Richardson
and Rosemary Harris
both received Oscar nominations.
After his film adaptation of Julian Barnes's
Metroland
(1997) Hodges concentrated on writing for television, including Amongst Women
(1998), his adaptation of John McGahern
's novel for BBC TWO which received a BAFTA
nomination for Best Serial and won the Grand Prix award at the Banff Television Festival
, The Lost World
(2001) and Charles II: The Power and The Passion
(2003).
In 2005 he wrote the episode "Triumph" for the HBO-BBC
series Rome
. He has since adapted two of Philip Pullman's
Sally Lockhart
stories for TV: The Ruby in the Smoke
(2006) and The Shadow in the North
(production completed 2007).
He is co-creator of the ITV
sci-fi drama
Primeval, for which he wrote four episodes. As of 2010 Hodges is currently working on a fourth and fifth season of Primeval, to be aired in 2011 and 2012. In 2008 he was also reported to be working on and a new adaptation of Silas Marner
.
On 22 November 2007, the BBC announced that they were going to remake Survivors
, as written by Adrian Hodges. Two series were shown on BBC One
, in 2008 and 2010.
British television
Public television broadcasting started in the United Kingdom in 1936, and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of...
and film
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
He began his career in journalism for Screen International
Screen International
Screen International is a multimedia film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by EMAP, a British b2b media company.The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global movie business...
magazine and his screenwriting
Screenwriting
Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is a freelance profession....
debut was the 1991 television drama Tell Me That You Love Me, followed by screenplays for The Bridge
The Bridge (1992 film)
The Bridge is a 1992 independent film based on the novel by Maggie Hemingway. Directed by Sydney Macartney, it stars Saskia Reeves, David O'Hara, Joss Ackland, Rosemary Harris, Anthony Higgins, and Geraldine James...
(1992) and Tom & Viv (1994) for which Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Jane Richardson is an English stage, film and television actor. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and has won two Golden Globes and a BAFTA during her career....
and Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Ann Harris is an English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Throughout her career she has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy, a Tony Award, an Obie, and five Drama Desk Awards.-Early life:Harris was born in...
both received Oscar nominations.
After his film adaptation of Julian Barnes's
Julian Barnes
Julian Patrick Barnes is a contemporary English writer, and winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize, for his book The Sense of an Ending...
Metroland
Metroland (1997 film)
Metroland is a 1997 British film starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson. It was directed by Philip Saville and written by Adrian Hodges, based on the 1980 novel by Julian Barnes...
(1997) Hodges concentrated on writing for television, including Amongst Women
Amongst Women
Amongst Women is a novel by the Irish author John McGahern . The novel tells the story of Michael Moran, a bitter, ageing Irish Republican Army veteran, and his tyranny over his wife and children, who both love and fear him. It is McGahern's best known novel and is considered his masterpiece...
(1998), his adaptation of John McGahern
John McGahern
John McGahern was one of the most important Irish authors of the latter half of the twentieth century. Before his death in 2006 he was hailed as "the greatest living Irish novelist" by The Observer.-Life:...
's novel for BBC TWO which received a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
nomination for Best Serial and won the Grand Prix award at the Banff Television Festival
Banff World Media Festival
The Banff World Media Festival is an international media event in held in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The Festival is dedicated to world television and digital content and its creation and development...
, The Lost World
The Lost World (2001 film)
The Lost World is a 2001 adaptation of the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by Stuart Orme and adapted by Adrian Hodges. It was filmed at various locations on the West Coast of New Zealand. The film was produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom and A&E in the United...
(2001) and Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Charles II: The Power and the Passion is an award-winning British television mini-series, broadcast on BBC One in 2003, and produced by the BBC in association with the A&E Network in the United States...
(2003).
In 2005 he wrote the episode "Triumph" for the HBO-BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
. He has since adapted two of Philip Pullman's
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
Sally Lockhart
Sally Lockhart
Veronica Beatrice "Sally" Lockhart is a fictional character in a series of books by Philip Pullman.- Background :The character of Sally Lockhart first appears in The Ruby in the Smoke, a play Pullman wrote for performance by a secondary school. In the play, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart attempts...
stories for TV: The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. It was also adapted for television in 2006.-Plot summary:This book takes place in 1872. A sixteen year old girl named Veronica Beatrice “Sally” Lockhart goes to visit where her father used to work, a shipping company named...
(2006) and The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. It was originally published as The Shadow in the Plate.-Plot:...
(production completed 2007).
He is co-creator of the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
sci-fi drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Primeval, for which he wrote four episodes. As of 2010 Hodges is currently working on a fourth and fifth season of Primeval, to be aired in 2011 and 2012. In 2008 he was also reported to be working on and a new adaptation of Silas Marner
Silas Marner
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is a dramatic novel by George Eliot. Her third novel, it was first published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a reclusive weaver, in its strong realism it represents one of Eliot's most sophisticated treatments of her attitude to religion.-Plot summary:The...
.
On 22 November 2007, the BBC announced that they were going to remake Survivors
Survivors (2008 TV Series)
Survivors is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent strain of heretofore unknown influenza which has wiped out most of the human race...
, as written by Adrian Hodges. Two series were shown on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, in 2008 and 2010.
Filmography
- SurvivorsSurvivors (2008 TV Series)Survivors is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent strain of heretofore unknown influenza which has wiped out most of the human race...
- "Series One, Episode One" (2008)
- "Series One, Episode Two" (2008)
- "Series One, Episode Five" (2008)
- "Series One, Episode Six" (2008)
- "Series Two, Episode One" (2010)
- "Series Two, Episode Six" (2010)
- PrimevalPrimevalPrimeval or primæval may refer to:* Primeval, a British science fiction television series.* Primeval , a 2007 film* Primeval , a score of music from the BBC TV series Doctor Who...
- "Episode One" (2007)
- "Episode Two"(2007)
- "Episode Three"(2007)
- "Episode Six"(2007)
- "Episode Seven"(2008)
- "Episode Eight"(2008)
- "Episode Thirteen"(2008)
- "Episode Thirty-Six"(2011)
- The Sally Lockhart Mysteries
- The Ruby in the SmokeThe Ruby in the SmokeThe Ruby in the Smoke is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. It was also adapted for television in 2006.-Plot summary:This book takes place in 1872. A sixteen year old girl named Veronica Beatrice “Sally” Lockhart goes to visit where her father used to work, a shipping company named...
(Screenplay, based upon the novel by Phillip Pullman) (2006) - The Shadow in the NorthThe Shadow in the NorthThe Shadow in the North is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. It was originally published as The Shadow in the Plate.-Plot:...
(Screenplay, based upon the novel by Phillip Pullman) (2007) - The Tiger in the WellThe Tiger in the WellThe Tiger in the Well is a book by the English author Philip Pullman.-Plot:This book takes place in the autumn of 1881. Sally Lockhart has a daughter named Harriet, a nurse named Sarah-Jane and a cook named Ellie. Her friends Webster, Jim and Charles are in South America taking pictures. One day a...
(Screenplay, based upon the novel by Phillip Pullman) (Production)
- The Ruby in the Smoke