Paula Milne
Encyclopedia
Paula Milne is a multi-award–winning British screenwriter who has been active since the 1970s. Her notable works include The Politician’s Wife, The Virgin Queen, Chandler & Co
, Die Kinder
, Second Sight
, Driving Ambition, Small Island
and Endgame.
She also devised the BBC medical drama Angels
.
Further notable work includes:
Television
Film
Chandler & Co
Chandler and Co was a UK television programme, made 1993–96, about two female private detectives. It starred Catherine Russell as Elly Chandler. Her partner was played by Barbara Flynn in the first series by Susan Fleetwood in the second....
, Die Kinder
Die Kinder
Die Kinder is a 1990 BBC political thriller written by Paula Milne, a six-part series made for television, and starred Miranda Richardson in the lead role as Sidonie Reiger. It also featured Frederic Forrest, Hans Kremer and Derek Fowlds.The story follows Sidonie as she tried to rescue her...
, Second Sight
Second Sight (TV series)
Second Sight was a British television crime drama written by Paula Milne that aired on BBC One from 2000 to 2001.- Premise :Second Sight is the story of Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner , a maverick cop who finds out he has a rare disease and is going blind....
, Driving Ambition, Small Island
Small Island (television drama)
Small Island is a two-part 2009 BBC One television drama adapted from the 2004 novel of the same title by Andrea Levy. The programme stars Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson as joint respective female protagonists Hortense Roberts and Queenie Bligh, two women who struggle to fulfil their personal...
and Endgame.
She also devised the BBC medical drama Angels
Angels (TV series)
Angels was originally a British television seasonal drama series dealing with the subject of student nurses and was broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1978. The show's format then switched to a twice weekly soap opera format from 1979 to 1983. The show's title derived from the name of the...
.
Further notable work includes:
Television
- White Heat (ITVP/BBC) (in production)
- The Night WatchThe Night Watch (Waters novel)The Night Watch is a 2006 historical fiction novel by Sarah Waters. It was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the 2006 Orange Prize. The novel, which is told backward through third person narrative, takes place in 1940s London during and after World War II...
(BBC) (based on the novel of the same name by Sarah WatersSarah WatersSarah Waters is a British novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society, such as Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.-Childhood:Sarah Waters was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales in 1966....
(2011) - The Fragile Heart (Carnival/Channel 4) (1997)
Film
- The Red Room (Ruby Films/BBC Films) (in production)
- I Dreamed of AfricaI Dreamed of Africa (book)I Dreamed of Africa is a memoir by Italian writer Kuki Gallmann. The book focuses on Gallmann's life-long affair with Africa, from her childhood's fascination for the continent to her decision to relocate in Kenya, in 1972, to run a farm in the Laikipia plain with her husband and son...
(Paramount) based on the book of the same name by Kuki GallmannKuki GallmannKuki Gallmann is an Italian writer and poet. Born in Treviso, Veneto, she moved to Kenya in 1972 with her husband and son and is now a Kenyan citizen. She wrote several books about her life in Africa, all of them in English; the best known is I Dreamed of Africa. A movie adaptation of the book,...
(2000) - Hollow ReedHollow ReedHollow Reed is a 1996 drama film directed by Angela Pope. The story takes place in Bath, Somerset.-Plot:Oliver Wyatt lives with his mother Hannah Wyatt and her live-in boyfriend Frank Donally and spends occasional afternoons with his father Martyn Wyatt...
(Scala/Channel 4 Films) (1996) - Mad LoveMad Love (1995 film)Mad Love is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Antonia Bird and starring Chris O'Donnell, Drew Barrymore and Matthew Lillard. The screenplay was written by Paula Milne. The original music score is composed by Andy Roberts.- Synopsis :...
(Touchstone Pictures) (1995)