Glenn Wilhide
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Glenn Wilhide is a British television screenwriter and producer.
Wilhide was born in Maryland USA to American parents. His first production was The Road Home, a feature film which he produced in Poland for Channel 4
as a young man in his early twenties. Time Out Review
As co-owner of ZED Ltd in the early 1980s, he and his partner Sophie Belhetchet produced dramas including The Camomile Lawn
, The Manageress
and The Peacock Spring starring a young Naveen Andrews
better known as Sayid from Lost
. After disbanding ZED Ltd to go their separate ways in 1996, Glenn Wilhide produced the first series of the award-winning comedy The Royle Family
starring Caroline Aherne
and Craig Cash
, as well as Mrs Merton and Malcolm
with the same team, both for Granada TV for the BBC
.
Reviews for the The Royle Family, originally screened on BBC2 in a late night slot with not much fanfare, immediately recognised the ground breaking nature of the comedy and the quality of the production. So perfect did the Guardian reviewer consider the first series to be, that he imagined the distinguished playwright Samuel Beckett
endorsing it above all subsequent series of the show.
The drama Metropolis
, about a group of friends recently graduated from university finding their feet in the big city, marked Wilhide's directorial debut and was written by Peter Morgan
.
Wilhide's first screenplay, a financial thrilled called Extreme Cities, is set to begin filming directed by Roger Donaldson
under the title of 'Cities' starring Clive Owen
, Anil Kapoor
, Kirsten Dunst
and Orlando Bloom
in the spring of 2012. Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom join cast, THR
The Camomile Lawn
was directed by Peter Hall (director) and starred Felicity Kendal
, Jennifer Ehle
and a young Rebecca Hall
.
The Manageress
, which starred Cherie Lunghi
, Tom Georgeson
and Warren Clarke
ran to two series, and was said to have had a lasting effect on the way women viewed football.
Wilhide was born in Maryland USA to American parents. His first production was The Road Home, a feature film which he produced in Poland for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
as a young man in his early twenties. Time Out Review
As co-owner of ZED Ltd in the early 1980s, he and his partner Sophie Belhetchet produced dramas including The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn is a novel by Mary Wesley about the lives of Richard and Helena Cuthbertson and their five nieces and nephews; Calypso, Walter, Polly, Oliver and Sophy. The title refers to a fragrant camomile lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs in the garden of the main characters' aunt's...
, The Manageress
The Manageress
The Manageress is a 1989 television series about a woman who becomes manager of a professional football team. The series starred Cherie Lunghi as Gabrielle Benson and Warren Clarke as the chairman of the second division club. It was independently produced for Channel 4 by Glenn Wilhide and Sophie...
and The Peacock Spring starring a young Naveen Andrews
Naveen Andrews
Naveen William Sidney Andrews is a British American actor. He is best known for portraying Kip in the movie The English Patient and Sayid Jarrah on the American television series Lost.-Early life:...
better known as Sayid from Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. After disbanding ZED Ltd to go their separate ways in 1996, Glenn Wilhide produced the first series of the award-winning comedy The Royle Family
The Royle Family
The Royle Family is a popular, BAFTA award-winning television comedy drama produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series between 1998 and 2000, and specials from 2006 onwards...
starring Caroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne is an English comedian and BAFTA winning writer and actress, best known for Mrs Merton and The Royle Family.- Background :...
and Craig Cash
Craig Cash
Craig Cash is an English comedy actor, BAFTA award-winning writer and also a director.-Biography:Cash is best known for playing slightly dull and dopey working-class northern men, particularly Dave Best in the hugely successful BBC sitcom The Royle Family, which he co-wrote with Caroline Aherne...
, as well as Mrs Merton and Malcolm
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
Mrs Merton and Malcolm was a six episode BBC One sitcom produced by Granada and written by Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash and Henry Normal. It has never been repeated on the BBC although a DVD was released on 10 November 2008...
with the same team, both for Granada TV for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Reviews for the The Royle Family, originally screened on BBC2 in a late night slot with not much fanfare, immediately recognised the ground breaking nature of the comedy and the quality of the production. So perfect did the Guardian reviewer consider the first series to be, that he imagined the distinguished playwright Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
endorsing it above all subsequent series of the show.
The drama Metropolis
Metropolis (TV series)
Metropolis An eight-part British television series produced and directed by Glenn Wilhide for Granada TV. It was written by Peter Morgan. The series starred a notable cast including James Fox and Louise Lombard, James Purefoy, Kris Marshall, Flora Montgomery and Matthew Rhys...
, about a group of friends recently graduated from university finding their feet in the big city, marked Wilhide's directorial debut and was written by Peter Morgan
Peter Morgan
Peter Morgan may refer to:* Peter Morgan , British sports car manufacturer* Peter Morgan , 1978 British Formula Ford champion* Peter Morgan , Wales and British lions international...
.
Wilhide's first screenplay, a financial thrilled called Extreme Cities, is set to begin filming directed by Roger Donaldson
Roger Donaldson
Roger Donaldson is an Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer who has made numerous successful movies. He was a co-founder of the New Zealand Film Commission.-Life and career:...
under the title of 'Cities' starring Clive Owen
Clive Owen
Clive Owen is an English actor, who has worked on television, stage and film. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991...
, Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
, Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories...
and Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...
in the spring of 2012. Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom join cast, THR
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn is a novel by Mary Wesley about the lives of Richard and Helena Cuthbertson and their five nieces and nephews; Calypso, Walter, Polly, Oliver and Sophy. The title refers to a fragrant camomile lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs in the garden of the main characters' aunt's...
was directed by Peter Hall (director) and starred Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Ann Kendal, CBE is an English actor known for her television and stage work.Born in 1946, Kendal spent much of her childhood in India, where her father managed a touring repertory company. First appearing on stage at the age of nine months, Kendal appeared in her first film, Shakespeare...
, Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle is an American actress of stage and screen. She is known for her BAFTA winning role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 mini-series Pride and Prejudice.-Early life:...
and a young Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Maria Hall is an English actress.In 2003, Hall won the Ian Charleson Award for her debut stage performance in a production of Mrs. Warren's Profession...
.
The Manageress
The Manageress
The Manageress is a 1989 television series about a woman who becomes manager of a professional football team. The series starred Cherie Lunghi as Gabrielle Benson and Warren Clarke as the chairman of the second division club. It was independently produced for Channel 4 by Glenn Wilhide and Sophie...
, which starred Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Lunghi
Cherie M. Lunghi is an English film, television and theatre actress. She is probably best known for her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur, as football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and for starring in a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She...
, Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson is a British actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits have been supporting parts in Between The Lines and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale; Boys from the Blackstuff Scully and G.B.H....
and Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke
-Biography:Clarke was born in Oldham, Lancashire. His first television appearance was in the long running Granada soap opera Coronation Street, initially as Kenny Pickup in 1966 and then as Gary Bailey in 1968. His first major film appearance was in Stanley Kubrick's controversial A Clockwork...
ran to two series, and was said to have had a lasting effect on the way women viewed football.