Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter. He created the long-running BBC TV police...
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against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth. Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced by the political climate of the time, dominated...
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Theatre in North London. He is the younger brother of the scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin (Z-Cars, Edge of Darkness), with whom he worked on Redcap. It was...
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legendary as his genius for espionage. The series was written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and based on the 1967 book Ace of Spies by Robin Bruce Lockhart...
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series was created by Jack Bell and was written by Roger Marshall, Troy Kennedy-Martin, Jeremy Paul, Robert Holles and Richard Harris, among others. Of...
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The Italian Job (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
The Italian Job is a 1969 British comedy caper film written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley, directed by Peter Collinson, and starring...
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Ferrari (2023 film) (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
biographical sports drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin. Based on the 1991 biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the...
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Kelly's Heroes (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
The screenplay was written by British film and television writer Troy Kennedy Martin. The film was a US-Yugoslav co-production, filmed mainly in the Croatian...
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Invision Productions and UFA Filmproduktions. It was written by Troy Kennedy Martin and directed by David Drury, and was first transmitted on BBC One...
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Red Heat (1988 film) (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
Among the writers who worked on it were Hill himself, Harry Kleiner, Troy Kennedy Martin, Steven Meerson & Peter Krikes, and John Mankiewicz & Daniel Pyne...
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is added—into a 1983 BBC Television serial by the scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin. The book deals with events before a nuclear attack on London during...
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appeared in the films Royal Flash and Parker. In 1985 television writer Troy Kennedy Martin - who had previously written the screenplay for the film The Italian...
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Bravo Two Zero (film) (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
Zero DVD cover Based on Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab Written by Troy Kennedy-Martin Directed by Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean Steve Nicolson Rick Warden...
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Dewhurst, John Elliot, Trevor Griffiths, Elizabeth Holford, Ken Hughes, Troy Kennedy Martin, Robert Muller, Jack Pulman, David Turner, and Hugh Whitemore. The...
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to any type of police vehicle. Z Cars as an idea came to creator Troy Kennedy Martin as he listened to police messages on his radio while trying to relieve...
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in Edge of Darkness, the seminal BBC thriller series written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and had roles in the Clive Barker horror films Hellraiser (1987)...
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The Jerusalem File (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
Director John Flynn later recalled the original script was bad but Troy Kennedy Martin rewrote it and Flynn loved the result. The movie was shot in Israel...
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creative control, Ian Kennedy Martin parted company with the project. His role as series writer were filled by his brother Troy Kennedy Martin, Roger Marshall...
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Troy Kennedy Martin (1932–2009), British screenwriter Troy Mattes, Troy Matteson, Troy McBroom, Troy McCarthy, Troy A. McGill, Troy McIntosh, Troy A...
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Red Dust (2004 film) (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
Chiwetel Ejiofor and directed by Tom Hooper. The screenplay, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, is based on the novel Red Dust by Gillian Slovo. The film was predominantly...
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Sweeney 2 (category Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin)
Hall as Haughton Sweeney 2 is the second feature film based on Ian Kennedy Martin's original concept for The Sweeney. The first, Sweeney! (1977), followed...
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drama anthology series of six 30-minute plays, mostly written by Troy Kennedy Martin, the first series created by the screenwriter. The series was followed...
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onwards. He was founder-writer of influential police drama Z-Cars with Troy Kennedy Martin and wrote five of the first ten episodes and a total of 136 episodes...
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Whalley found early success on British television with a lead role in Troy Kennedy Martin's highly regarded and influential drama serial Edge of Darkness (BBC...
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great amusement. Wharmby had small roles in programmes such as Troy Kennedy Martin's nuclear thriller Edge of Darkness (1985), Brookside (1985), All...
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the gold for their own desired purposes: Handsome Rob purchases an Aston Martin DB7 Volante, getting pulled over by a beautiful policewoman; Left Ear buys...
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The film Ferrari (2023), directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin, follows the personal and professional struggles of Enzo Ferrari...
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John Bird in the office comedy series If It Moves File It (1970) by Troy Kennedy Martin. He occasionally appeared in films: in The Little Ones as Superintendent...
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Jugraj Sudip Sharma Dialogues: Sudip Sharma Story by Original Story: Troy Kennedy Martin Adapted Story: Nikhat Bhatty Bhaskar Hazarika Based on The Italian...
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Incident at Echo Six (category Television episodes written by Troy Kennedy Martin)
Garnett. It was the TV debut of writer Troy Kennedy Martin who had done his national service in Cyprus. It led to Martin joining the BBC script department...
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