Sebastian Baczkiewicz (born 1962, Hammersmith, London) is an English writer.

Biography

As a teenager, Baczkiewicz was a member of

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in West London before training as an actor at The Drama Centre. He was the

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's first

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in 2000.

Work

Author of a number of episodes of ''

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'', Baczkiewicz has written a range of plays for

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including adaptations of ''

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'' and ''

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'' and nine series of ''Pilgrim'', starring Paul Hilton as William Palmer, the immortal title character. His stage plays include ''The Lives of the Saints'', ''Hello Paris'', ''The Man Who Shot the Tiger'' and ''Dancing under the Bridge''. In 2004, he wrote half of a six-part series, ''Arthur'', for

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using characters from

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. In 2012, his radio drama ''

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'' was nominated for the

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and awarded silver at the

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. Baczkiewicz was lead writer on Radio 4's ''

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'', a radio drama series broadcast across the centenary of the First World War, in 14 series, from 2014 to 2018, and in which William Palmer makes a brief one-word appearance. ''Ghosts of Heathrow'', with

Paul McGann Paul John McGann ( ; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial '' The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy '' Withnail and I'' (1987), which wa ...

was broadcast in 2014. Recorded on location, ''An Angel in Miami'' and ''Elsinor'' were broadcast on Radio 4 in 2019.

References

External links

Radio Listings (Pilgrim)
Living people English television writers English fantasy writers 1962 births {{england-writer-stub