| Glenn Chandler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | playwright, screenwriter, novelist |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Genres | crime fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Taggart |
| Notable award(s) | BAFTA 1991 best drama series award – Taggart Writers' Guild Award 1993 best original drama series – Taggart |
Glenn Chandler is an award-winning[1] Scottish playwright and novelist. He has written plays for UK theatre and radio; original screenplays for television and movies; television series; and novels.[2] His most well-known work is the Scottish television detective series Taggart which in 2008, celebrates its 25th year of production and is broadcast worldwide.[3]
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Biography
Chandler was born in 1949 in Edinburgh, and educated at Edinburgh's Royal High School.[4] He moved from Scotland to London and began writing for the Soho Poly, where his early theatre plays were produced.[5] He went on to write for BBC Television and Radio and Granada television's Crown Court (TV series) before creating and writing his own series Taggart for STV.
Chandler created Taggart for STV's Controller of Drama, Robert Love, who wanted to set a police series in Glasgow. Chandler was inspired by true crime and real life, and even lifted the names of characters for the series from gravestones in Glasgow's Maryhill cemetery.[3] The series continued after the death of actor Mark McManus who played the lead role of Jim Taggart. Taggart is now the longest running police drama on British television.[3]
Chandler has written drama for all media, from full-length movie scripts to short radio plays, and has continued to write for his first love - theatre. He has also written fiction and non-fiction books and has begun a crime fiction series of books, featuring Brighton detective, DI Madden.[2]
In 2008, Chandler took two plays to the Edinburgh Fringe as a producer. Boys Of The Empire a satirical play written by Chandler himself, and What's Wrong With Angry?, a drama set in 1992, when the age of consent for homosexuals was 21. [6], both shows were directed by Patrick Wilde, with whom Chandler shares the same literary agent; MBA[2].
Boys Of The Empire will transfer to London to the King's Head Theatre in Islington this Christmas, featuring the original Edinburgh cast and again directed by Patrick Wilde and produced by Pete Shaw.
Television Writing
- Taggart (1983 - PRESENT) STV
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2006) BBC
- Dr Crippen (2004) Yorkshire Television
- The Brides in the Bath (2003) Yorkshire Television
- A Is for Acid (2002) Yorkshire Television
- The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998) Yorkshire Television
- Chiller (1995) Yorkshire Television
- Call Me Mister (1986) BBC
- Crown Court (1982-1984) Granada television
- Dramarama (1983) STV
- Angels (1975) BBC
- The Jewel and the Magpie Granada television
- The Kidnap of Mrs Muriel McKay Granada television
- To Kidnap a Princess Granada television
Movies
- Deadly Advice (1994) Zenith Productions
- True North
- Savage Tide (2004) Ecosse Films
- Final Sentence Ecosse Films
Theatre Writing
- On The Game (Little Theatre Club)
- The Private (Pitlochry Workshop Theatre, Soho Poly)
- Biker's Knoll (Directed by Brian Croucher)
- A Treat (Directed by Brian Croucher at Brighton Actors' Workshop)
- Moonlight Across The Heather (Directed by Brian Croucher)
- A Curse (Directed by Brian Croucher, produced in Holland)
- Boys Of The Empire (Directed by Patrick Wilde at the Edinburgh Fringe and again at the King's Head Theatre)
- Scouts In Bondage (Directed by Terence Barton at the King's Head Theatre)
BBC Radio
Schools Radio
- Inquiry 7 scripts
- Life Time 2 scripts
- Teenage Plays: Job, Which Job?
Radio Drama
- A Little White Lie 30'
- Rough Play 60'
- Laddie Time 45'
- Another Gaff, Another Night 45'
- The Horseman's Word 30'
- Wallace's Warblers 30'
- Green Street Revisited 30'
- Fisherman's Tales 30'
- Wayfarers 30'
Books
DI Madden series
- Dead Sight (Hodder & Stoughton, October 2004)
- Savage Tide (Hodder & Stoughton, July 2003)
Horror fiction
- The Sanctuary (Hamlyn)
- The Tribe (Hamlyn)
Non fiction
- Burning Poison (Lea Valley Press)
- Killer (Mainstream)
- Taggart's Glasgow (Lennard Publishing)
Awards
- BAFTA (1997) Taggart nominated for Best Drama Serial Award[1]
- BAFTA (1995) nominated Best TV Writer[2]
- Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award (1993) winner of Best Original Drama Serial[1]
- BAFTA (1991) Taggart winner of Best Drama Serial Award[2]
References
- ^ a b c "IMDB Award page for Glenn Chandler". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151373/awards. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ a b c d e "MBA official bibliography and full list of writing credits for Glenn Chandler". http://www.mbalit.co.uk/pages/writers/chandler.html. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ a b c "SMG productions official history of Taggart". http://www.smgproductions.tv/content/default.asp?page=s2_2_15. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Edinburgh Royal High School list of Alumni.". http://www.zoo-hoo.com/index.php?q=Royal_High_School_(Edinburgh). Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Soho Poly info about writers". http://www.sohotheatre.com/p8.html. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ ""There's been a murder, Well, quite a few.." Edinburgh Evening News". http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/Theres-been-a-murder-.4212191.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
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