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'''David Wolstencroft''' is |
'''David Wolstencroft''' is an American-born [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[television]] [[writer]] and [[author]]. He is best known as creator of the [[BAFTA]] award-winning TV spy drama ''[[Spooks]]'' and its spin-off series, ''[[Spooks: Code 9]]''. |
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==Early Life== |
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Wolstencroft was born in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]] in 1969 and grew up in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], later going on to read history at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. While at Cambridge, he was active in the [[Footlights]] where he collaborated with the likes of [[Mark Evans (comedian/writer)|Mark Evans]], [[Sue Perkins]], [[Andy Parsons]], [[Alexander Armstrong (comedian)|Alexander Armstrong]] and [[Ben Miller]] and had served as vice-president and revue director.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Footlights Alumni: 1990-1999|url=http://footlights.org/1990.html|publisher=Cambridge Footlights Official Website}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Wolstencroft won the [[Royal Television Society]]'s ''Network Newcomer'' award after producing his first drama, ''[[Psychos (TV series)|Psychos]]'', for Channel 4 in 1999. He then began working on ''[[Spooks]]''. The pilot episode went through about 30 different rewrites and plot changes before [[BBC]] finally accepted it. The episode met with promising reviews and a series was commissioned. Since then, it has won a slew of [[BAFTA Television Awards|BAFTA]] awards and nominations. |
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More recently, he wrote the screenplay for the film ''[[Shooting Dogs]]''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938727/</ref> He is also the author of two novels- ''[[Good News, Bad News (novel)|Good News, Bad News]]'' and ''[[Contact Zero]].'' Both are of the espionage/spy genre involving the British intelligence services. He was once in the noted Fairmilehead band "Aeneas Shock" as a keyboard player.<ref>http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page1475.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:52, 16 February 2012
David Wolstencroft | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Writer |
David Wolstencroft is an American-born Scottish television writer and author. He is best known as creator of the BAFTA award-winning TV spy drama Spooks and its spin-off series, Spooks: Code 9.
Early Life
Wolstencroft was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1969 and grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, later going on to read history at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he was active in the Footlights where he collaborated with the likes of Mark Evans, Sue Perkins, Andy Parsons, Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller and had served as vice-president and revue director.[1]
Career
Wolstencroft won the Royal Television Society's Network Newcomer award after producing his first drama, Psychos, for Channel 4 in 1999. He then began working on Spooks. The pilot episode went through about 30 different rewrites and plot changes before BBC finally accepted it. The episode met with promising reviews and a series was commissioned. Since then, it has won a slew of BAFTA awards and nominations.
More recently, he wrote the screenplay for the film Shooting Dogs.[2] He is also the author of two novels- Good News, Bad News and Contact Zero. Both are of the espionage/spy genre involving the British intelligence services. He was once in the noted Fairmilehead band "Aeneas Shock" as a keyboard player.[3]
References
- ^ "Footlights Alumni: 1990-1999". Cambridge Footlights Official Website.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938727/
- ^ http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page1475.html
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