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Tom Needham

TOM NEEDHAM

  
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    David Higham Associates Ltd  represented by Nicky Lund

Tom Needham has been a successful scriptwriter for many years. He's written more episodes of the Bill than anyone else in the history of the programme. He wrote their first ever live episode in 2003, and his episode Die By the Sword was nominated for this year's 2010 BAFTA Award for Best Continuing Drama. His other credits include Silent Witness, Casualty, Trainer, Howards' Way, Virtual Murder, Wycliffe, Dalziel & Pascoe, Dangerfield, Retrace, Emmerdale, and all five episodes of Cold Blood (starring Matthew Kelly, John Hannah and Jemma Redgrave). His plays include a ghost story for Clap Trap Productions the Wreckers, and a children's play Won't Be Long.

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below is a list of Tom Needham's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Billy With His Boots On         Frankenstein Live

Billy With His Boots On

Synopsis:
Billy is a cowboy fanatic. Every day he sees the world in his own way, as a Western-style drama. To friends and family this seems harmless enough, until Billy finds himself at the centre of a media whirlwind surrounding the decision to reinstate the death penalty. As the tabloids search frantically for the identity of the first to be hung, this ultimate reality show begins to spiral out of control. When Billys found holding a gun and standing over a dead policeman, it seems as though the media and the public have their victim.

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1st Produced:
Zoo, Edinburgh Festival Fringe    Aug 2013

Organisations:
Middle Child Theatre

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Genre:
drama, political 1 hour 30 minutes

Parts:
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Frankenstein Live

Synopsis:
Is a monster born or made? Where does our responsibility really lie? Based on the classic horror story by-- Mary Shelley, this gripping new adaptation explores the extraordinary attachment between Dr Frankenstein and his Creation; a bond, they both grow to realise, that only death can break

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Genre:
thriller

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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