I Prefer Love Scenes To Be Shot

The Joy Of Writing Drama Is Putting Yourself Into Different People's Heads.

As A Fairly Innocent Teenager, Growing Up In A Village In Wales, I Just Thought, "god, I Would Like To Go And Hang About Soho And Write Great Poetry And Try To Avoid Drinking Myself To Death."

Novels Often Have Leisurely Openings; A Tv Drama Needs An Arresting Opening.

I'd Love To Adapt More Contemporary Novels. But There Isn't Really Enough Story And Character To Make A Really Satisfying Serial, So They Tend To Be Single Dramas.

People In The Bbc Are Always Dying To Get Out Of Their Open-plan Offices.