The Late Show Andrew Davies on TV adaption

Screenwriter Andrew Davies, gives a masterclass on adapting novels for television. His work includes the recent Bleak House, Pride and Prejudice, The Old Devils, To Serve Them All My Days and House of Cards. His original work includes A Very Peculiar Practice and Game on. From The Late Show in1992.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Andrew Davies
• Bleak House
• Pride and Prejudice
• The Old Devils
• House of Cards
• screenwriting
• television
• British
• A Very Peculiar Practice
• Game On
• nineties

[Drotog]

Had he written Pride and Prejudice by then? It was a good long time in the filming. Before it came out, there was a fuss in the papers (no doubt helped along by Andrew Davies himself) about Mr. Darcy in the bath. Although this passed without notice, and everyone always talks about him in his wet shirt.

Quite right about RF Delderfield, by the way. A great disappointment after watching the serial on tv.

[Drotog]

Had he written Pride and Prejudice by then? It was a good long time in the filming. Before it came out, there was a fuss in the papers (no doubt helped along by Andrew Davies himself) about Mr. Darcy in the bath. Although this passed without notice, and everyone always talks about him in his wet shirt.

Quite right about RF Delderfield, by the way. A great disappointment after watching teh serial on tv.