John Charles Wilsher (credited as J.C. Wilsher) is an

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television screenwriter and playwright, best known for dramas relating to the

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and law enforcement such as long-running procedural ''

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''. His highest profile work was as creator of '' Between the Lines'', which screened in the UK between 1992 and 1994.

Career

He was a researcher at

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before taking up his writing career, which began by writing for radio. Over forty years on television, he would contribute to several popular series in various genres, such as ''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC On ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Death in Paradise ''Death in Paradise'' is a crime drama, crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1–3), Kris Marshall (Series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (Series 6–9), Ralf Little (Series 9–13) and Don Gilet (2024 Speci ...

''. Wilsher is also a Past President and Deputy Chair of the

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(WGGB). In 2022, he self-published his memoir, ''Paper Work: On Being a Writer in Broadcast Drama''.

Audio Commentaries

Wilsher has recorded three Audio Commentaries for his ''

'' episodes "C.A.D.", "Citadel" and "Workers in Uniform". He is joined for the latter two episodes by actor

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Works

Radio Plays

*Interval. Starring Eileen Atkins/Edward Woodward (21.1.1964) *Microcosm. Starring Paul Schofield/Eric Allen. Director Ian Cotterill. (24.3.1964) *The Ghosts of the

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(1978) *The Fruit of the Vine (1978) *Militaria. Starring Norman Rodway/Gordon Dulieu. (24.2.1979) *Summer School Blues (1980) *A Fair Hearing (1980) *A Victim of the Aurora (adaptation of

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's novel) (1980) *Sunrise Over Baldness (1981) *The Grey Area (1982) *A Pillar of The Society (1983) *Orbital Decay (1984) *Defensible Space (1984) *A Box of Tricks (1985) *A Status Passage (1985) *Fade to black (1987) *In-Flight Entertainment (1991)

Television Screenplays

*''The Quiz Kid'' (1979) *''Sin with Our Permission'' (episode of "

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") (1981) *'' Between the Lines'' (1992 - 1994) (WGGB Awards for "Original Drama Series", 1993 & 1995; Royal Television Society & Broadcasting Press Guild Awards for "Best Drama Series", 1993; BAFTA Award for "Best Original Drama Series" 1994 ) *''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...

'' (episodes) (1996) *'' Call Red'' (1996) *''The Vice'' (Four episodes) (1999 - 2000) *''

'' (53 episodes) (1989 - 2001) *''Disposal'' (episode of " Murder in Mind") (2002) *''The Dinosaur Hunters'' (2002) *''Favours'' (episode of " Murder in Mind") (2003) *''If... Drugs Were Legalised'' (2005) *''Dust Thou Art, Parts 1 & 2'' (episodes of Dalziel & Pascoe) (2005) *''

'' (Seven episodes, (2006–2011) one of which, ''Diamond Geezers'' (2006), was co-nominated for the WGGB Award for "Best Soap or Series (Television)". *''

'' (episode "

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") *''

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'' (episode "The Early Bird")

References

External links

Wilsher's Radio Plays
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