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In 2005 the books were adapted as a BBC drama serial, written in part by the late Leigh Jackson, who fell ill after completing the first film and while working on the second and third. Attwood hired Tony Basgallop to complete the work, crediting him with bringing his own voice to the project.
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- BBC Two
- 6 July –, 20 July 2005
Leigh Jackson was born on 15 July 1950 in Shortlands, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Warriors (1999), To the Ends of the Earth (2005) and Grange Hill (1978). He died on 27 March 2003 in Bampton, Devon, England, UK.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- July 15, 1950
- Leigh Jackson
- March 27, 2003
The trilogy as a whole was adapted by the late Leigh Jackson and Tony Basgallop for a 2005 BBC drama mini-series of the same name, directed by David Attwood and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. It aired in the United States in PBS' 2006 season of Masterpiece Theatre.
The film and television career of the writer Leigh Jackson, who has died of cancer aged 52, began in the 1980s, and - with a period, from 1986, as script editor on Phil Redmond's BBC series...
Apr 8, 2003 · Television dramatist Leigh Jackson died of cancer March 27 in Bampton, England. He was 52. His recent original telepic “Warriors” (1999), took eight awards including the Prix Italia.
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After much distinguished if not often acclaimed work in theatre, radio and television, Leigh Jackson emerged in 1999 as an undisputed heavyweight of the small screen with Warriors, a two-part...
Mar 29, 2003 · Leigh Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 52, was the scriptwriter behind the acclaimed television dramas Warriors (1997) and The Project (2002), both made with the director Peter Kosminsky.
