Ed Hime | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, playwright |
| Known for | The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body Doctor Who |
Ed Hime is a British screenwriter and playwright, best known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.[1]
Career
Hime has written several plays, such as Small Hours (at Hampstead Theatre), as well London Falls and London Tongue at the Old Red Lion Theatre.[2] He also worked in radio, winning the 2007 Prix Italia award for Best Original Radio Drama for his radio play, The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body.[3][4]
On television, Hime has written for the fourth and fifth series of the teen drama Skins. Hime was attached to work on a new series of Sapphire & Steel with Luther creator Neil Cross.[5] However, the project was never produced.[6]
In 2018, he wrote the ninth and penultimate episode of the eleventh series of Doctor Who, It Takes You Away.[7][8] He returned to write the third episode of the twelfth series, Orphan 55.[9] He co-wrote the seventh episode of The Watch,[10] which is inspired by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. He wrote three of the eight episodes [11] of Lockwood & Co., the Netflix series about teenage ghost hunters released in 2023.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Skins | Episodes: "Emily" and "Liv" | E4 |
| 2018–20 | Doctor Who | Episodes: "It Takes You Away" and "Orphan 55" | BBC One |
| 2021 | The Watch | Episode: "Nowhere in the Multiverse" | BBC America |
| 2023 | Lockwood & Co. | Episodes: "Doubt Thou the Stars", "Sweet Dreams" and "Mesmerised" | Netflix |
References
- ^ "Ed Hime". United Agents. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Playwrights recruited for new series of Doctor Who". British Theatre. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - the Wire, the Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Prix Italia, Winners 1949 – 2010, RAI Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'Luther' Creator Neil Cross to Revive 1970s Sci-fi Series 'Sapphire & Steel'". Variety. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Neil Cross Discusses 'Hard Sun', 'Luther' Movie, 'Escape From New York' Remake". Deadline Hollywood. 4 December 2017.
- ^ Ruediger, Ross (3 December 2018). "Doctor Who Recap, Season 11, Episode 9: 'It Takes You Away'". Vulture.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Power, Ed (2 December 2018). "Doctor Who, series 11, episode 9, 'It Takes You Away', review: Jodie Whittaker's best outing yet". The Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Doctor Who promises "terrifying" new monsters in scary new episode 'Orphan 55'". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Terry Pratchett's Discworld The Watch TV Series". Discworld Monthly. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/ed-hime
External links
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