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Theatre, Film and TV
Lily Williams
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Peter
Harness
Peter Harness was born and grew up in Yorkshire. He studied English at Oxford University, where he was president of the Oxford Revue.
Peter’s first broadcast script was A View From a Hill (2005), based on a short story by MR James: a revival of the BBC’s beloved ‘Ghost Story for Christmas’ strand. Since then, he has written and created magical, frightening and audacious worlds; focusing on imaginative adaptations of classic tales (such as fantasy epic Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015) and The War of the Worlds (2019)), as well as weird and compelling original work, like his new series for Apple TV, Constellation.
Peter has also written a number of theatrical movies (such as his debut feature Is Anybody There? (2008), starring Michael Caine); TV films (including the Spanish Flu drama The Forgotten Fallen (2009) and the Frankie Howerd biopic Rather You Than Me (2008, starring David Walliams)); and contributed episodes to such series as City of Vice (2008), Case Histories (2011-13) and MacMafia (2018).
He wrote and executive produced the third and fourth seasons of the hit detective drama Wallander ((2012-15) starring Kenneth Branagh). He has also written several stories for Doctor Who (2014-17) and is currently penning a novel for their book series.
Peter lives in Sweden and is working on original projects in the UK and Europe. Other upcoming projects include The People vs Gary McKinnon, a feature drama for Wall to Wall Media and the BBC.
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Theatre, Film and TV
Lily Williams
+44 (0)20 7393 4452
Email Lily Williams
CV
Television
Writer & Creator & Executive Producer
Sci-fi thriller about a woman who returns to Earth after a disaster in space.
Writer & Executive Producer
Adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi tale as a 3x60 series for BBC One
Lead writer and executive producer on the third and fourth series of the acclaimed detective series, with episodes adapted from the books An Event in Autumn, The Dogs of Riga, Before The Frost, and The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell.
Adaptation of Misha Glenny's novel
Writer
Detective drama based on the novels of Kate Atkinson, with episodes adapted from When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog.
Drama about the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918.
Epic miniseries about the Viking invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings.
Multiple episodes of historical drama set in vice-ridden Georgian London about the origins of the English Police force.
Revival of the classic BBC ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ strand. Adaptation of a story by MR James.
Drama set amongst the inmates of a high security psychiatric prison.
Three episodes of the legendary science fiction series: Kill The Moon, The Zygon Invasion and The Zygon Inversion.