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Tony Garnett
Tony Garnett’s career has been varied; he has worked as an actor, script editor, screenwriter, director, producer and most recently, a novelist. He is best known for his work as producer on BBC TV’s The Wednesday Play, from 1964 to 1969, where he collaborated with Ken Loach on the ground-breaking film Cathy Come Home (1966). He continued his collaboration with Loach for many years on projects such as The Big Flame (1969) and Days of Hope (1975) written by Jim Allen; as well as The Price of Coal (1977), written by Barry Hines. With Hines he co-wrote and produced another seminal British film Kes (1969). As producer/writer/director his credits include Prostitute (1979) and Handgun (1981). He has worked in Hollywood, and on critically acclaimed UK TV series such as Between the Lines (1992–94) and This Life (1996–97). Until recently he held the position of Professor of Media Arts at Royal Holloway College, University of London. He also holds honorary doctorates at the Universities of Reading and Birmingham.