Ian Curteis
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Ian Bayley Curteis is a British television dramatist and former television director.
In a career as a television dramatist from the late 1960s onwards, Curteis wrote for many of the series of the day, including The Onedin Line
and Crown Court
. In 1979, two television plays by Curteis were broadcast: Churchill and the Generals and Suez 1956. The Falklands Play
, originally scheduled for production in 1985, was eventually broadcast in 2002.
He is divorced from the popular novelist Joanna Trollope
, his second wife.
In a career as a television dramatist from the late 1960s onwards, Curteis wrote for many of the series of the day, including The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham.The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin...
and Crown Court
Crown Court (TV series)
Crown Court was an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984....
. In 1979, two television plays by Curteis were broadcast: Churchill and the Generals and Suez 1956. The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of...
, originally scheduled for production in 1985, was eventually broadcast in 2002.
He is divorced from the popular novelist Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope OBE , is an English novelist.-Life:Joanna Trollope was educated at Reigate County School for Girls followed by St Hugh's College, Oxford. From 1965 to 1967, she worked at the Foreign Office...
, his second wife.
Filmography
- The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling: Watches of the Night (1964) director
- Pity About the AbbeyPity About the AbbeyPity About the Abbey was a 1965 BBC television drama written by Stewart Farrar and Sir John Betjeman, and directed by Ian Curteis. Pity About the Abbey was a 90 minute play written for a strand of programmes titled Londoners. The play imagined that Westminster Abbey, one of the most significant...
(1965) director - Out of the UnknownOut of the UnknownOut of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was an independent dramatisation of a separate science fiction short story...
: Walk's End (1966) director - The Projected ManThe Projected ManThe Projected Man is a British science fiction film starring Mary Peach, Bryant Haliday, Norman Wooland, and Ronald Allen. It was released in the United States by Universal Studios, as a double bill with Island of Terror. The plot revolves around a scientist, Dr...
(1967) director - ITV Saturday Night Theatre: The Haunting (1969) writer
- Thirty-Minute Theatre: A Distinct Chill (1971) writer
- The Onedin LineThe Onedin LineThe Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham.The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin...
(1971) various episodes, writer - Spy Trap (1972) writer
- DoomwatchDoomwatchDoomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC One between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist , responsible for investigating and combating various...
: Flood (1972) writer - The EdwardiansThe EdwardiansThe Edwardians is one of Vita Sackville-West's later novels and a clear critique of the Edwardian aristocratic society as well as a reflection of her own childhood experiences. It belongs to the genre of the Bildungsroman and describes the development of the main character Sebastian within his...
(1972) writer - The RegimentThe Regiment (TV series)The Regiment was a British television drama series produced by the BBC. First broadcast on BBC One in 1972 it starred Christopher Cazenove and followed the story of a British Army regiment from the view of two families....
: Riot (1973) writer - Sutherland's LawSutherland's LawSutherland's Law is a television series made by BBC Scotland between 1973 and 1976.The series had originated as a stand alone edition of the portmanteau programme Drama Playhouse in 1972 in which Derek Francis played Sutherland and was then commissioned as an ongoing series.Sutherland's Law dealt...
(1973) writer - Barlow at LargeBarlow at LargeBarlow at Large is a British television programme broadcast in the 1970s, starring Stratford Johns in the title role.Johns had previously played Barlow in the Z-Cars, Softly, Softly and Softly, Softly: Taskforce series on BBC television during the 1960s and early 1970s...
3 episodes (1974-75) writer - Victorian Scandals: The Portland Millions (1976) writer
- People Like Us (1977) adaptation
- Crown CourtCrown Court (TV series)Crown Court was an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984....
6 episodes (1974-77) writer - Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) writer
- Churchill and the GeneralsChurchill and the GeneralsChurchill and the Generals is a 1979 BBC television video taped play concerning the relationship between Winston Churchill and generals of the Allied forces between 1940 and 1945. It was written by Ian Curteis and screened on 5 March 1981 in the United States.-Cast:*Timothy West - Winston...
(1979) writer - Atom Spies (1979) writer
- Prince RegentPrince Regent (TV series)Prince Regent is a British period television series that first aired on the BBC in 1979. It depicted the life of George IV from his youth, time as Prince Regent and his reign as King. It consists of eight episodes of 50 minutes.-Cast:...
(1979) writer - Suez 1956 (1979) writer
- Miss Morison's Ghosts (1981) writer
- Lost EmpiresLost EmpiresLost Empires is a 1986 television adaptation of J. B. Priestley's novel of the same name, and starred Colin Firth, John Castle and Laurence Olivier. It was shown as a miniseries, and premiered on UK TV in October 1986.-Plot:...
(1986) adaptation - The Nightmare Years (1990) writer
- The ChoirThe Choir (TV series)The Choir is a BAFTA award winning TV series following Gareth Malone as he tackles the task of teaching choral singing to people who have never had the chance, or experience to sing before....
(1995) writer - The Falklands PlayThe Falklands PlayThe Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of...
(2002) writer