Biography
Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. He wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968), The Stone Tape (1972) and Beasts (1976) in addition to the Quatermass serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century", and as "having invented popular TV". From Wikipedia
Wrote 52
2000s
- 2005
The Quatermass Experiment
Screenplay
1990s
- 1995
Sharpe's Gold
Screenplay
- 1993
- 1991
Stanley and the Women
Writer
1980s
- 1989
The Woman in Black
Screenplay
- 1987
Gentry
Writer
- 1986
Unnatural Causes
Writer
- 1982
- 1981
Kinvig (TV pilot)
Writer
Kinvig
Writer
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
Beasts: The Dummy
Writer
Beasts: What Big Eyes
Writer
Beasts: Baby
Writer
Beasts: Buddyboy
Writer
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Writer
Beasts: Special Offer
Writer
Beasts
Writer
- 1975
Murrain
Writer
- 1974
Bedtime Stories
Writer
- 1972
The Stone Tape
Writer
- 1971
The Chopper
Writer
1960s
- 1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Writer
- 1967
The Quatermass Experiment
Novel
- 1966
The Witches
Writer
- 1965
The World of George Orwell: 1984
Writer
- 1964
First Men in the Moon
Screenplay
The Road
Writer
The Crunch
Writer
- 1962
Wuthering Heights
Writer
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Quatermass and the Pit
Writer
- 1957
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
Writer
- 1955
Quatermass II
Writer
The Moment of Truth
Writer
The Creature
Writer
- 1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Writer
- 1953
Number Three
Writer
Created 6
1990s
- 1991
Stanley and the Women
Creator
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
Beasts
Creator
1950s
- 1958
Quatermass and the Pit
Creator
- 1955
Quatermass II
Creator
- 1953
Acted in 1
1950s
- 1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Telescreen Announcer (voice)
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2005
The Quatermass Experiment
Creator
Appearances2
2000s
- 2003
The Kneale Tapes
Self
1950s
- 1955
Quatermass II
Narrator (voice), Plant Spokesman (voice) · 4 episodes