Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies
Andrew Wynford Daviesis a Welsh writer of screenplays and novels, best known for House of Cards and A Very Peculiar Practice, and his adaptations of Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch and War & Peace. He was made a BAFTA Fellow in 2002...
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth20 September 1936
thinking people quality
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
office people dying
People in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices.
people tragedy notes
Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it.
thinking people bonnets
People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.
drama thinking people
I'm not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing.
drama writing people
The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people's heads.
being-yourself people important
You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.
fun america people
Rebecca Eaton has made an enormous contribution to the cultural life of America, and, more than that, she is one of the most fun people I know.
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Our scheme guaranteeing free travel for elderly and disabled people on local bus services continues to be hugely successful. Nevertheless, we are conscious it cannot benefit people who are not able to use even low-floor buses because of the nature or severity of their disability. This project will not only immediately improve access for these passengers, it will also allow us to test the extent to which community transport is able to meet the transport needs of persons who cannot use conventional buses.
expecting fast miracles people realistic
It is a fascinating period, but people are expecting miracles - and miracles just don't happen, ... We have to be realistic about how fast we can change.
people
You can't make people do what they don't want to do,
clothes necks excuse
One of the things I've always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I'm always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes.
drama tvs needs
Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening.
wife likes documentaries
My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.