Biography
David Pirie is a screenwriter, film producer, film critic, and novelist. As a screenwriter, he is known for his noirish original thrillers, classic adaptations and period gothic pieces. In 1998, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama Serial for his adaptation of Wilkie Collins's 1859 novel The Woman in White into "The Woman in White" (BBC, 1997). His first book, A Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema 1946β1972 (1973), was the first book-length survey of the British horror film. He has written several novels, including the Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes trilogy which includes The Patient's Eyes (2002), The Night Calls (2003), and The Dark Water (2006).
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Filmography
all 13
Writer 11
Movies 10
TV Shows 3
Producer 1
self 1
Co-Executive Producer
The Woman in White (2018)
TV
6
Writer
Murderland (2009)
TV
Writer
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)
Movie
Writer
The Safe House (2002)
Movie
Creator / Writer
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2001)
TV
Writer
The Wyvern Mystery (2000)
Movie
Writer
The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000)
Movie
Writer
The Woman In White (1997)
Movie
Writer
Element of Doubt (1996)
Movie
Writer
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Movie
5.9
Writer
Black Easter (1995)
Movie
Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
Movie
Writer
Rainy Day Women (1984)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.06
Based on 79.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1984
1996
2000
2005
2018
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1946-12-04 (77 years old)
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