Jeremy Brock MBE (born 14 July 1959) is a British writer and director whose works include the screenplays '' Mrs Brown'', '' Driving Lessons'', '' The Last King of Scotland'', '' Charlotte Gray'', and '' The Eagle''. Brock has also written two plays for the Hampstead downstairs theatre.

Early life

He was born in

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. He had an older brother (born 1952) and sister (born 1954). He studied drama at the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

, where he met Paul Unwin in 1979.

Career

His awards include the ''Evening Standard'' award for ''Mrs. Brown''. ''Driving Lessons'' was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In 2007, he received the

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award for best-adapted screenplay for '' The Last King of Scotland'', co-written with

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Casualty

He is the co-creator of ''

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'' with Paul Unwin. They created ''Casualty'' in reaction to what they saw as a "

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attack on our

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", and that in 1985, "it felt like all that good work was about to be dismantled". Both Unwin and Brock had a shared love of ''

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''. The A&E department that they created was to be their "frontline in the battle for the soul of the NHS". They wanted to create something less ''cosy'' than the 1970s ''

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''. Much of their knowledge came from Peter Salt of

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. The first series owed much to the Welsh producer Geraint Morris.

Filmography

*'' Mrs Brown'' (1997) *'' Charlotte Gray'' (2001) *'' Driving Lessons'' (2006) *'' The Last King of Scotland'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2010) *'' The Eagle'' (2011) *'' How I Live Now'' (2013) *'' A Little Chaos'' (2014) *'' Dark Crimes'' (2016) *'' Diana and I'' (2017) *'' A Very Royal Scandal'' (2024)

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* 1959 births Living people Alumni of the University of Bristol Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners British male television writers English film directors English male screenwriters English male television actors English television writers Holby Members of the Order of the British Empire People from Malvern, Worcestershire Writers from the London Borough of Camden Writers from Worcestershire Male actors from Worcestershire {{UK-film-director-stub