Daisy Coulam | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ryde, Isle of Wight, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer producer |
| Known for | Grantchester |
Daisy Coulam is a British television producer and screenwriter known for creating of the long-running murder mystery series Grantchester for ITV in 2014. [1]
Biography
Coulam is from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and attended Ryde High school. [1]
Coulam's early work in television included storylining Family Affairs and script editing The Bill. Following her work on The Bill, she was awarded a place on the BBC Writer's Academy, a programme designed to train new writers, and got to write on Doctors, EastEnders, Casualty and its spinoff, Holby City. [2] She'd move into primetime, writing Death in Paradise and Humans. Grantchester was based on The Grantchester Mysteries, collections of short stories written by James Runcie. [3] The first series was based on the six stories from the first book, Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, and was broadcast in 2014. [4] It was a huge success and was recommissioned for several further series.
She also created the miniseries Deadwater Fell for Channel 4 in 2020, starring David Tennant as a Scottish doctor whose wife and three young children are murdered in a shocking fire. [5] [1] [6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | Holby City | 2 episodes | BBC One |
| 2007-2011 | Casualty | 14 episodes | BBC One |
| 2007-2014 | Eastenders | 27 episodes | BBC One |
| 2008 | Doctors | 1 episode | BBC One |
| 2010 | Accidental Farmer | Pilot | BBC One |
| 2014 | Death in Paradise | 1 episode | BBC One |
| 2014-present | Grantchester | Creator, 51 episodes | ITV |
| 2018 | Humans | 2 episodes | Channel 4 |
| 2020 | Deadwater Fell | Creator, all episodes | Channel 4 |
References
- ^ a b c "Isle of Wight TV writer Daisy Coulam's two big shows — Grantchester and Deadwater Fell — up against each other | Isle of Wight County Press". Countypress.co.uk. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Screenwriter Interview - Daisy Coulam - Screenwriter Coaching and Talent Development". Scriptangel.com. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Graeme Virtue (3 November 2014). "Grantchester's holy sleuths are brimming with bromance and charm". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016.
- ^ "ITV commissions six-part series Grantchester". ITV. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Jake Kanter (16 January 2020). "Deadwater Fell: Acorn TV Snaps Up U.S. Rights To David Tennant Drama – Deadline". Deadline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Is Deadwater Fell a true story? The true crime documentaries that inspired Channel 4's new series starring David Tennant". The Scotsman. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
- Daisy Coulam at IMDb
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