- Louis Marks
Louis Marks (born 1928) is a British script
writer and producer mainly for the BBC. He attended theUniversity of Oxford and graduated with a DPhil. He made the surprising choice to become awriter . He began by contributing to "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1959 and continues to write and work in television into the new century, an exceptional record in modern television.His early work was as a writer. His scripts included "The Man Who Finally Died" (1967) for the BBC and "Special Branch" for
Thames Television (1970). He also wrote for "Danger Man " withPatrick McGoohan , and for the "Doomwatch "science fiction series and for "Doctor Who " on four occasions. The first of these, "Planet of Giants ", opened the second season of the programme in 1964. Marks is the earliest surviving credited writer of the series and one of only three living writers from the Hartnell era of the programme, the others beingDonald Tosh andGlyn Jones . His second script was "Day of the Daleks " in 1972 and as originally written, the serial revolved around the Ogrons instead of the Daleks. During theTom Baker years he wrote the "Jekyll and Hyde " script for "Planet of Evil "; and then "The Masque of Mandragora ", which was perhaps his most unusual script for "Doctor Who" and drew on his academic background and studies inRenaissance Italy .He also served as a
script editor on programmes such as "Bedtime Stories" (1974); "The Stone Tape " (1972); and "No Exit" (1972).Marks' producer credits include "The Lost Boys" (1978), "Fearless Frank" (1979), the BBC's adaptation of the
Three Theban plays (between 1984 and 1986), and the BBC's adaptation ofGeorge Eliot 's "Middlemarch " (1994). He worked withJack Clayton on an adaption of Muriel Spark's "Memento Mori" in 1991,Harold Pinter on "The Hothouse " 1987 and withMike Leigh on "Grown-ups " 1982.His most recent critical success was his production of "
Daniel Deronda " byGeorge Eliot for theBBC in 2002.He has worked with distinguished actors including
Anthony Hopkins ,Claire Bloom ,John Gielgud ,Nigel Hawthorne ,Michael Gambon ,Judi Dench andBen Kingsley on the adaptation of another George Eliot work "Silas Marner " in 1986.External links
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