Tag Archives: Andrew Davies

A Look Back at Some of my Old Blog Posts

Posted on May 2, 2026 by stationmaster

I thought it might be fun to write about some of my old blog posts and what I’d do differently if I were writing them now. Well, I thought it might be for me. I don’t know about you guys. … Continue reading →

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Sense and Adaptability

Posted on March 14, 2025 by stationmaster

Was I overly harsh when I called screenwriter Andrew Davies’s 2008 miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility “so-so?” I admit it. I gave into the allure of alliteration, and I was trying to contrast it with his 1995 … Continue reading →

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The Highs and Lows of Andrew Davies’s Les Misérables

Posted on June 11, 2022 by stationmaster

One of the things for which I’m most grateful to the BBC Writers’ Room.com is their release of the shooting scripts for all six episodes of Andrew Davies’s 2018 miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables. Each script contains a host of … Continue reading →

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Emma Movies That Aren’t Clueless

Posted on January 29, 2022 by stationmaster

As I’ve mentioned on this blog before, not one but two movie adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma came out in 1996. This makes them rather a pain to talk about since while both follow the book’s plot fairly closely, they … Continue reading →

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Davies Does Dickens: Little Dorrit

Posted on July 18, 2021 by stationmaster

Both Charles Dickens’ novel, Little Dorrit, and Andrew Davies’ 2008 miniseries adaptation of it tell the story of Arthur Clennam (Matthew Macfadyen), who returns to England after two decades of exile, working on the family business in China. He tells … Continue reading →

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Davies Does Dickens: Bleak House

Posted on June 25, 2021 by stationmaster

Apart from his work on House of Cards, screenwriter Andrew Davies is most famous for all the classic literature he has adapted, mainly for television. Whenever his name is mentioned in press releases for a new BBC miniseries based on … Continue reading →

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