Hugh Costello

Hugh Costello is an Irish Emmy-nominated writer.

Career

Costello made his name in radio (such as having written several episodes for the BBC radio series "Baldi", starring David Threlfall) and television (credits include "The Ambassador", "Holby City" and "On Home Ground"). He also wrote the short film "The Rope Trick" as well as the feature "Auto de Fe". However, he is best known for writing the critically acclaimed [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/18068033/review/18068043/bernard_and_doris Rolling Stones Review - Bernard and Doris] ] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020803984.html Washington Post Review - Bernard and Doris] ] 2007 film "Bernard and Doris", which premiered on HBO on the 9th February 2008 and was nominated for ten Emmy awards [ [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-08-emmy-list14-2008jul14-html,0,5884311.htmlstory La Times Emmy Award Nominations] ] , including "Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries".

External Links

* [http://www.hbo.com/films/bernardanddoris/cast/hugh_costello.html HBO Films (Bernard and Doris) - Hugh Costello]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1462947/ Internet Movie Database - Hugh Costello]

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