Dominic Minghella

Dominic Minghella (born 1967) is a British television screenwriter. His most successful project has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama series Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes, which began in 2004. He was also the chief writer and show runner of BBC One's 2006 production Robin Hood, produced independently for the BBC by Tiger Aspect Productions. He has also written for Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle.

Family

He is the brother of the late Anthony Minghella. His own son, Dante, appeared on the 2006 Channel 4 programme Child Genius, which showed that Dante is a recorded child genius with an interest in philosophy.^{[citation needed]} He read PPE at Merton College, Oxford^[1]

Career

Minghella stepped down from his role as lead writer and executive producer on the BBC One series Robin Hood for the third series, and was no longer be involved with the show. The decision came after numerous cast members (including Jonas Armstrong and Keith Allen) decided to leave the show.^{[citation needed]}

Films

As a child, Dominic Minghella starred in the first film his brother Anthony directed, A Little Like Drowning.

References

1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alumni_of_Merton_College,_Oxford

External links

• Dominic Minghella at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Minghella, Dominic
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Short description	English television writer
Date of birth	1967
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