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James Wood
OccupationScreenwriter, film director, television producer,
NationalityBritish
Notable worksQuacks

James Wood is a British screenwriter.

Wood is perhaps best known for his writing on the BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall and as a writer and creator of Quacks.[1][2] When asked how it felt to be the first to take on Waugh's classic novel, Wood replied: "It's a scary thing to do because it’s such a loved book. Lots of people think it's the greatest comic novel in English fiction. So that's the challenge - living up to expectations."[3] Both Decline and Fall and Quacks were well received.[4]

Wood won the 2012 BAFTA for Rev. under the category of Best Situation Comedy.[5]

Filmography

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Writing

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Year Film Director
2002 Casualty Jeremy Webb
2003 Down to Earth Michael Cocker
2006 Ancient Rome Arif Nurmohamed
2007 Hell Bent for Leather James Wood
2008-09 Heroes and Villains Nick Green
Freezing Simon Curtis
2012 Vexed Kieron J. Walsh
2013 Ambassadors Jeremy Webb
2015 Rev. Peter Cattaneo
2017 Gap Year Natalie Bailey
Decline and Fall Guillem Morales
Quacks Andy De Emmony
Cold Feet Louise Hooper

References

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  1. ^ "BBC - James Wood (Writer) Q&A - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "BBC - Interview with James Wood (creator and writer) - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "BBC - James Wood (Writer) Q&A - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Quacks is a cutting edge historical comedy to rival Blackadder". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ "James Wood". IMDb. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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