| Activity | William ('Bill') Humble is a scriptwriter, most known for theatre and television drama.
The Betty Willingale Archive at the UAL Archives and Special Collections Centre shows that he contributed to Reader’s Reports to the BBC Drama Department during the 1970s-1980s.
Writing work for the BBC TV includes:
‘Giant's Shoulders,’ 1979, starring Judi Dench. [Which won an International Emmy for Best Drama]
‘Virtuoso,’ 1981, with Alfred Molina and Alison Steadman
‘Poppyland,’ 1985, directed by John Madden, and ‘Talk To Me,’ 1984, both starring Alan Howard.
‘Hancock’, 1991, with Alfred Molina as Tony Hancock. [Nominated for a BAFTA]
Writing work for ITV includes:
‘The Black Tower’, 1985, dramatized from the novel by P.D. James
‘The Vacillations of Poppy Carew’, 1995, dramatized from the novel by Mary Wesley. [Produced by Betty Willingale]
‘Every Woman Knows a Secret,’ 1999, Carnival/ITV, dramatized from the novel by Rosie Thomas.
‘An Unsuitable Job for a Woman,’ 1997-1998, part based on a novel by P.D. James.
‘Too Good to be True,’ 2003
‘Whatever Love Means,’ 2005
He also wrote for ‘Churchill - the Wilderness Years’, ‘Poirot’, Granada TV's ‘Maigret,’ starring Michael Gambon, ‘Flambards’, ‘All Creatures Great and Small,’ and ‘Juliet Bravo’.
His stage plays include:
‘What a Performance’, starring David Suchet as comedian Sid Field, on tour and in the West End.
‘Facades’, directed by Simon Callow.
‘Fly Away Home’
‘Talk To Me’
‘Virtuoso’ |