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Peter Flannery(I)

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  • Producer
  • Actor
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Peter Flannery was born on 12 October 1951 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for The Devil's Mistress (2008), Inspector George Gently (2007) and Our Friends in the North (1996).
BornOctober 12, 1951
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    John Simm, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, and Andrea Riseborough in The Devil's Mistress (2008)
    The Devil's Mistress
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Lee Ingleby and Martin Shaw in Inspector George Gently (2007)
    Inspector George Gently
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig, Gina McKee, and Mark Strong in Our Friends in the North (1996)
    Our Friends in the North
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Blind Justice (1988)
    Blind Justice
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Liev Schreiber and Matilda De Angelis in Across the River and Into the Trees (2022)
      Across the River and Into the Trees
      6.5
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Lee Ingleby and Martin Shaw in Inspector George Gently (2007)
      Inspector George Gently
      8.1
      TV Series
      • created for television by
      • written by
      • creator
      • 2007–2017
    • Simon, First and Only (2016)
      Simon, First and Only
      6.5
      Short
      • author
      • 2016
    • Joe Dempsie, Jamie Dornan, Alice Englert, and Freya Mavor in New Worlds (2014)
      New Worlds
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2014
    • John Simm, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, and Andrea Riseborough in The Devil's Mistress (2008)
      The Devil's Mistress
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • written by
      • 2008
    • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
      Poirot
      8.6
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Phil Davis and Sarah Lancashire in Rose and Maloney (2002)
      Rose and Maloney
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2004–2005
    • Jonathan Cake, Richard Roxburgh, and Justine Waddell in The One and Only (2002)
      The One and Only
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2002
    • Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig, Gina McKee, and Mark Strong in Our Friends in the North (1996)
      Our Friends in the North
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Funny Bones (1995)
      Funny Bones
      6.7
      • written by
      • 1995
    • Screenplay (1986)
      Screenplay
      6.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1990
    • Blind Justice (1988)
      Blind Justice
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1988

    Producer

    • Lee Ingleby and Martin Shaw in Inspector George Gently (2007)
      Inspector George Gently
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007–2017
    • John Simm, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, and Andrea Riseborough in The Devil's Mistress (2008)
      The Devil's Mistress
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Nigel Betts, Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
      Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2007

    Actor

    • Ukridge
      TV Series
      • Promoter
      • 1968
    • Armchair Theatre (1956)
      Armchair Theatre
      7.7
      TV Series
      • 1968

    Personal details

    • Born
      • October 12, 1951
      • Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
    • Other works
      His play, "Savage Amusement," was performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Company Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Iain Mitchell, David Threlfall, and Lesley Manville in the cast. John Caird was director.

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    • Trivia
      In addition to the television series he also wrote the films Funny Bones and The One and Only among others.

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