James Wood is a British screenwriter.
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. 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." Both Decline and Fall and Quacks were well received.
Wood won the 2012 BAFTA for Rev. under the category of Best Situation Comedy.
Filmography
Writing Year Title of work Director 2002 Casualty Jeremy Webb2003 Down to Earth Michael Cocker2006 Ancient Rome Arif Nurmohamed 2007 Hell Bent for LeatherJames Wood2008-09 Heroes and Villains Nick GreenFreezingSimon Curtis2012 Vexed Kieron J. Walsh2013 Ambassadors Jeremy Webb2015 Rev.Peter Cattaneo2017 Gap Year Natalie BaileyDecline and FallGuillem MoralesQuacksAndy De EmmonyCold FeetLouise Hooper2020 The Great Ben Chessell 2024 Trying Ellie Heydon 2025 Malice Mike Barker Leonora Lonsdale
References
External links
James Wood at the British Film Institute James Wood at British Comedy Guide