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FILM & TELEVISION

NEW ADAPTATIONS

The Estate Of Beryl Bainbridge is actively looking to work with drama producers to make premium adaptations of Beryl’s iconic books for a new generation of audiences. Please get in touch.

FILM

Words Fail Me (based on A Quiet Life) (1979)

Sweet William (1980)

The Dressmaker (1988)

An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

TELEVISION

I’m Not Criticising, I’m Remembering (Television play, 1967)

O My Darling (Television play, 1973)

Tiptoe Through The Tulips (Play For Today, BBC, 1976)

Blue Skies From Now On (Television play, 1977)

The Warrior’s Return (Television play, BBC, 1977)

Journal of Bridget Hitler (Playhouse, BBC, 1981)

DOCUMENTARIES

English Journey (BBC, 1983)

Forever England (BBC, 1986)

According To Beryl (BBC, 2001)

Beryl's Last Year (BBC, 2007)

AS AN ACTRESS

Rookery Nook (BBC, 1953)

Biggles (TV Series, Granada, 1960)

Knight Errant Limited (TV Series, Granada, 1960)

Coronation Street (Granada, 1961)

Family Solicitor (TV Series, Granada, 1961)

Doomwatch (TV Series, BBC, 1970)

Adult Fun ( 1972)

TELEVISION APPEARANCES (selected)

Bookmark (BBC, 1971)

Close Up North: The Leaving Of Liverpool (BBC, 1971)

Motives (BBC, 1972)

Good Afternoon (Thames, 1977)

Read All About It (BBC, 1978)

Choices (BBC, 1981)

Friday Night, Saturday Morning (BBC, 1982)

Frank Delaney (BBC, 1984)

Wogan (BBC, 1986)

Cover To Cover (BBC, 1986)

Review (BBC, 1987)

Newsnight (BBC, 1990; 1993)

Pebble Mill (BBC, 1991)

Did You See? (BBC, 1992)

Breakfast With Frost (BBC, 1996; 1997)

HARDtalk (BBC, 1998)

Readers & Writers Roadshow (BBC, 2002)

RADIO APPEARANCES (selected)

Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio4, 2008)

Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio4, 1986)

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  • A Weekend With Claude
  • An Awfully Big Adventure
  • The Bottle Factory Outing
  • Another Part Of The Wood
  • Harriet Said...
  • The Dressmaker
  • Sweet William
  • A Quiet Life
  • Injury Time
  • Young Adolf
  • Winter Garden
  • According To Queeney
  • The Birthday Boys
  • The Girl In The Polka...
  • Master Georgie
  • Watson's Apology
  • Filthy Lucre
  • English Journey
  • Love By All Sorts Of...
  • Every Man For Himself
  • Forever England