Christopher Neame (writer/producer)

Christopher Neame (writer/producer)

Christopher Elwin Neame – (born 24 December 1942)

Son of film director Ronald Neame, he is the third of four generations in the business.

As a producer he has been responsible for many films and series such as "Danger UXB", "The Knowledge" (BAFTA nominated), "The Flame Trees of Thika", "The Irish R.M." and "Soldier, Soldier".

His screenplays include Graham Greene’s "Monsignor Quixote", which he also produced (Christopher Award NY and BAFTA nominated) and H.E. Bates’s "Feast of July". He also wrote the stage version of "Monsignor Quixote".

In 2003 his autobiographical book, "Rungs On a Ladder", (about his formative years with Hammer Films), was published. And in 2004 a sequel "A Take on British TV Drama - Stories from the Golden Age" was released. The next year "Principal Characters" completed the trilogy. "Courtenay", the stage musical, for which he wrote the Book and Lyrics was premièred in England in 2003. He co-wrote the book and lyrics for the opéra bouffe "Lyssi", which was recorded for CD in 2006. He lives in the south of France with his wife Sally-Ann.

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