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David Harsent

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David Harsent was born in December 1942 in Devon, England, UK. He is a writer and composer, known for Midsomer Murders (1997), Holby City (1999) and Goodnight Sweetheart (1993). He has been married to Julia Watson since July 1989. They have one child.
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    • Known for

    Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer(as David Lawrence)
    Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Writer(as David Lawrence)
    Michelle Holmes, Dervla Kirwan, and Nicholas Lyndhurst in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
    Goodnight Sweetheart
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer(as David Lawrence)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • House of Knives
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Alun Armstrong, Lyndsey Marshal, and Andrew Buchan in Garrow's Law (2009)
      Garrow's Law
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Writer (as David Lawrence)
      • 2011
    • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
      Midsomer Murders
      7.9
      TV Series
      • screenplay (as David Lawrence)
      • 2006–2011
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • written by (as David Lawrence)
      • 2008–2010
    • The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by (as David Lawrence)
      • 2010
    • The Minotaur (2008)
      The Minotaur
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • libretto
      • 2008
    • When She Died... Death of a Princess
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • libretto
      • 2002
    • Gawain (1992)
      Gawain
      TV Movie
      • libretto
      • 1992

    Composer

    • Michelle Holmes, Dervla Kirwan, and Nicholas Lyndhurst in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
      Goodnight Sweetheart
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1998–1999

    Soundtrack

    • Michelle Holmes, Dervla Kirwan, and Nicholas Lyndhurst in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
      Goodnight Sweetheart
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "Phoebe's Song"
      • 1998

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jack Curtis
    • Born
      • December 1942
      • Devon, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Julia WatsonJuly 1989 - present (1 child)

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      As a poet, his published collections include "News from the Front", "A Bird's Idea of Flight", "Marriage" and "Legion".

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