James Wood (screenwriter)
British screenwriter
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James Wood is a British screenwriter.
OccupationsScreenwriter, film director, television producer,
NotableworkQuacks
James Wood | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Screenwriter, film director, television producer, |
| Writing career | |
| Notable work | Quacks |
Wood is perhaps best known for his writing on the BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall and as a writer and creator of Quacks.[1][2] When asked how it felt to be the first to take on Waugh's classic novel, Wood replied: "It's a scary thing to do because it’s such a loved book. Lots of people think it's the greatest comic novel in English fiction. So that's the challenge - living up to expectations."[3] Both Decline and Fall and Quacks were well received.[4]
Wood won the 2012 BAFTA for Rev. under the category of Best Situation Comedy.[5]
Filmography
Writing
| Year | Title of work | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Casualty | Jeremy Webb |
| 2003 | Down to Earth | Michael Cocker |
| 2006 | Ancient Rome | Arif Nurmohamed |
| 2007 | Hell Bent for Leather | James Wood |
| 2008-09 | Heroes and Villains | Nick Green |
| Freezing | Simon Curtis | |
| 2012 | Vexed | Kieron J. Walsh |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Jeremy Webb |
| 2015 | Rev. | Peter Cattaneo |
| 2017 | Gap Year | Natalie Bailey |
| Decline and Fall | Guillem Morales | |
| Quacks | Andy De Emmony | |
| Cold Feet | Louise Hooper | |
| 2020 | The Great | Ben Chessell |
| 2024 | Trying | Ellie Heydon |
| 2025 | Malice | Mike Barker Leonora Lonsdale |