Bernadette Davis
British screenwriter
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Bernadette Davis is an English screenwriter who co-wrote the first two series of the BBC's sitcom Game On with Andrew Davies.[1][2] She wrote the third series on her own and was nominated for a BAFTA award for the series in 1997.
Education
Davis studied English and drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Career
In 1996, Davis co-wrote the mini-TV series Wilderness with Andrew Davies, from the novel by Dennis Danvers.[3] She also wrote an episode of Soldier Soldier in 1997, titled "Line of Departure".
She wrote a 6-episode sitcom series called The Wilsons in 2000, which featured David Bradley and Julian Rhind-Tutt.[4][5]
In 2012, she wrote the BBC Three sitcom series Some Girls.[6] Series 1 aired in November 2012,[7][8][9] and series 2 started airing in September 2013.[10]
Some Girls has been described as: "...a comedy about the kind of girls more usually seen in worrying documentaries about inner city teens. The series centres around a group of 16/17 year old pupils at [a] Comprehensive School in London."[11] Davis herself said about the show: "As far as I know, there aren't any other comedies about girls of this age. The Inbetweeners has shown what a rich area for comedy this age group is - but girls are very different and I thought they should have their own show."[12]
Reception
The Daily Mirror made the first episode of Some Girls "Tuesday's must-see TV" and described the show as "Energetic, irreverent and real".[13] The Stage online said: "the relationship between the quartet of friends is well observed and firmly rooted in recognisable, realistic emotions".[14] Comedian Jimmy Mulville, Managing Director of Hat Trick Productions, says: “This second series of Some Girls confirms Bernadette Davis as one of the funniest writers working today. We're lucky to have her.”[10]
Game On was said to be "a part of a zeitgeist that came to define a generation" and was a "sitcom that was so of its time, that it took its name from a catchphrase of the decade."[15]