Jill Hyem
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Formerly an actress, Jill Hyem became a successful British radio and television writer.
Her radio plays include "The Ropewalk" (the precursor to "Waggoner's Walk"), "Remember Me" and "Now She Laughs, Now She Cries".
Her TV works include: the popular drama
Tenko
(1981-5) for which she wrote half the episodes, secret agent
drama Wish Me Luck
which she co-created with long-time collaborator (and Tenko creator) Lavinia Warner
, the first series of sex and sailing soap opera
Howards' Way
, a mini-series adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford
's Act of Will, period costume drama The House of Eliott
, the Campion episode "The Case of the Late Pig" and the Miss Marple
mystery At Bertram's Hotel
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Her radio plays include "The Ropewalk" (the precursor to "Waggoner's Walk"), "Remember Me" and "Now She Laughs, Now She Cries".
Her TV works include: the popular 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...
Tenko
Tenko (TV series)
Tenko is a television drama, co-produced by the BBC and the ABC. A total of thirty episodes were produced between 1981 and 1984 for women, followed by a one-off special , Tenko Reunion, in 1985 - also for women in mind.The series dealt with the experiences of British, Australian and Dutch women...
(1981-5) for which she wrote half the episodes, secret agent
Secret Agent
Secret Agent is a British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The film starred John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Young...
drama Wish Me Luck
Wish Me Luck
Wish Me Luck is a British television drama about the exploits of British women undercover agents during the Second World War. The series was made by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 1987 and 1989 and created by Lavinia Warner and Jill Hyem, who had previously produced and...
which she co-created with long-time collaborator (and Tenko creator) Lavinia Warner
Lavinia Warner
Lavinia Warner created several successful TV series in the 80s and 90s, all of which featured women in the leading roles. These included the female internee drama Tenko for the BBC, secret agent drama Wish Me Luck for LWT and the less well-known taxi-firm series Rides , again for the BBC. For...
, the first series of sex and sailing soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Howards' Way
Howards' Way
Howards' Way is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC One between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the South Coast of...
, a mini-series adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE is an English novelist, and one of the world's most beloved storytellers. Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and has sold over 32 million copies worldwide. To date, she has written 27 novels -- all bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic...
's Act of Will, period costume drama The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 1991 and 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard as two sisters in 1920s London who establish a dressmaking business and eventually their own haute couture fashion house...
, the Campion episode "The Case of the Late Pig" and the Miss Marple
Miss Marple (TV series)
Miss Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. It starred Joan Hickson in the title role, and aired from 1984 to 1992. All twelve original Miss Marple Christie novels have been dramatised. The screenplays were written by T. R...
mystery At Bertram's Hotel
At Bertram's Hotel
At Bertram's Hotel is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at sixteen shillings and the US edition at $4.50...
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