Antony David Saint (born 1968, west Northumberland, England) is an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter.[1]
Tony Saint | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968  |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Early life
editHe had contact with the theatre through the People's Theatre in Heaton. Whilst at university he was guitarist in a rock band The Little Caesars.[2] In 1993, he joined the UK Immigration Service where he worked for ten years. He later wrote a book, Refusal Shoes, based on this experience.[3]
Career
editHis credits include 2009's Micro Men (about the men and development stories behind the BBC and Sinclair home computers),[4] the 2008 The Long Walk to Finchley (on the early career of Margaret Thatcher),[5] and one episode of The Whistleblowers in 2007 for ITV. He also wrote the 2006 TV play Service. In 2012 he wrote The Interceptor, which was broadcast on BBC One.
He wrote on the Das Boot television series, which acts as a sequel to the original film.
Personal life
editHe was married in April 1998 in Northumberland.
Publications
edit- Refusal Shoes ISBN 1-85242-773-6, July 2003 (all published by Serpent's Tail)
- Blag ISBN 1-85242-844-9, 2004
- The ASBO Show ISBN 1-85242-920-8, 2007
References
edit- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (29 May 2008). "A Free Country: BBC lines up new series by Tony Saint". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1271.html
- ^ "Serpent's Tail : Authors". www.serpentstail.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Sam Wollaston (9 October 2009). "Micro Men". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Lindsay Duncan to play Margaret Thatcher".
External links
edit- Tony Saint at IMDb