Known For
Writing
Born
Apr 18, 1922
Died
Oct 29, 2006
Place of Birth
Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
67 titles
Nigel Kneale
Biography
Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. He wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968), The Stone Tape (1972) and Beasts (1976) in addition to the Quatermass serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century", and as "having invented popular TV". From Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Cartier and Kneale in Conversation
Self (archive footage)
The Quatermass Experiment
Creator
The Kneale Tapes
Self
Sharpe's Gold
Screenplay
Sharpe
Writer
Stanley and the Women
Writer
The Woman in Black
Screenplay
Gentry
Writer
Ladies' Night
Writer
Unnatural Causes
Writer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Screenplay
Kinvig
Writer
Kinvig (TV pilot)
Writer
Quatermass
Writer
The Quatermass Conclusion
Writer
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
Writer
Late Night Story
Writer
Beasts: The Dummy
Writer
Beasts: What Big Eyes
Writer
Beasts: Baby
Writer
Beasts: Buddyboy
Writer
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Writer
Beasts
Writer
Beasts: Special Offer
Writer
Murrain
Writer
Against the Crowd
Writer
Bedtime Stories
Writer
The Stone Tape
Writer
The Chopper
Writer
Wine of India
Writer
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Writer
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Writer
Quatermass and the Pit
Original Story
The Quatermass Experiment
Novel
The Witches
Writer
NET Playhouse
Writer
The World of George Orwell: 1984
Writer
Out of the Unknown
Writer
The Wednesday Play
Writer
First Men in the Moon
Screenplay
The Road
Writer
Theatre 625
Writer
The Crunch
Writer
The Road
Writer
First Night
Writer
Wuthering Heights
Writer
H.M.S. Defiant
Screenplay
Drama 61-67
Writer
The Entertainer
Screenplay
Look Back in Anger
Screenplay