Adrian Hodges (born 4 February 1957) is an English television and film writer. He has won a BAFTA Award.
Life and career He began his career in journalism for Screen International magazine"Profile: Adrian Hodges" , Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 21/10/2011 and his screenwriting debut was the 1991 television drama Tell Me That You Love Me, followed by screenplays for The Bridge (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994) for which Miranda Richardson and Rosemary Harris both received Oscar nominations.
After his film adaptation of Julian Barnes's Metroland (1997) Hodges concentrated on writing for television, including Amongst Women (1998), his adaptation of John McGahern's novel for BBC Two, which received a BAFTA award for Best Serial and won the Grand Prix award at the Banff Television Festival, The Lost World (2001) and Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003).
In 2005 he wrote the episode "Triumph" for the HBO-BBC series Rome. He has since adapted two of Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart stories for TV: The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) and The Shadow in the North (production completed 2007).
He is co-creator of the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval, for which he wrote nine episodes in five series. In 2008 he was also reported to be working on and a new adaptation of Silas Marner.
On 22 November 2007, the BBC announced that they were going to remake Survivors, as written by Adrian Hodges. Two series were shown on BBC One, in 2008 and 2010."Cult show Survivors to be remade: The BBC is to remake cult 1970s series Survivors, it has announced", BBC News, Thursday, 22 November 2007
Hodges wrote the screenplay for the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn.
Adrian Hodges created the BBC television series The Musketeers, based on the Alexandre Dumas characters, which aired its first season from January to March 2014.
Writing credits Production Notes BroadcasterScreen One"Tell Me That You Love Me" (1991)BBC OneThe BridgeFeature film (1992)N/ATom & VivFeature film (1994)N/AKavanagh QC"A Family Affair" (1995) "The Sweetest Thing" (1995) "True Commitment" (1996)ITVMetrolandFeature film (1997)N/AHeaven on EarthTelevision film (1998)BBC OneAmongst WomenTelevision miniseries (1998)BBC TwoThe Jump4 episodes (1998)ITVDavid CopperfieldTelevision miniseries (1999)BBC OneLorna DooneTelevision film (2000)BBC OneThe HuntTelevision film (2001)ITVThe Lost WorldTelevision film (2001)BBC OneCharles II: The Power and The PassionTelevision miniseries (2003)BBC OneRome"Triumph" (2005)BBC TwoHBOThe Ruby in the SmokeTelevision film (2006)BBC OneThe History of Mr. PollyTelevision film (2007)ITVThe Shadow in the NorthTelevision film (2007)BBC OneSurvivors12 episodes (2008–2010)BBC OnePrimeval36 episodes (2007–2011)ITVMy Week with MarilynFeature film (2011)N/A13 Steps DownTelevision miniseries (2012)ITVLabyrinthTelevision miniseries (2012)Channel 4The CWPrimeval: New World13 episodes (2012–2013)SpaceThe Musketeers30 episodes (2014–16)BBC OneThe Go-BetweenTelevision film (also executive producer, 2015)BBC One
Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result Reference1999British Academy Television AwardsAmongst Women (shared with Colin Tucker, Jonathan Curling, and Tom Cairns)Best Drama Serial 2004Charles II: The Power and The Passion (shared with Kate Harwood and Joe Wright) 2006Writers Guild of America AwardRomeNew Series (TV) (with Alexandra Cunningham, David Frankel, Bruno Heller, William J. Macdonald, and John Milius)2007TV Quick AwardsPrimeval (shared with Tim Haines)Best New Drama2012British Academy Television AwardsMy Week with Marilyn (shared with Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, and Harvey Weinstein)Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
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