Rob Williams (British screenwriter)
Rob Williams | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television producer |
| Known for | The Victim Chasing Shadows Suspicion |
Rob Williams is a British screenwriter and producer, best known for the BBC1 crime drama The Victim.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Prior to his career in screenwriting, Williams worked in publishing. In 2008, he was awarded a place on the BBC Writer's Academy, a programme designed to train new writers for their long running television series. He went on to write for all four of the BBC's popular continuing dramas: Doctors, EastEnders, Casualty and its spinoff, Holby City. Williams also wrote episodes of Killing Eve, The Man in the High Castle and DCI Banks.
In 2014, ITV broadcast Williams' thriller Chasing Shadows. The series follows a missing persons unit, and stars Reece Shearsmith as Sean Stone, a detective Sergeant, and Alex Kingston. The series of four episodes concluded on 25 September 2014.[3]
In 2019, his four-part thriller miniseries The Victim, produced by STV Studios, was broadcast on BBC One.[4] It starred Kelly Macdonald, James Harkness and John Hannah, in a story about a murdered child's mother going on trial for inciting murder after she is accused of posting online the new identity and address of the man she believes murdered her son.[5] Williams teamed again with STV on prison drama Screw, which broadcast on Channel 4 in January 2022.[6][7][8] Williams was the showrunner of Suspicion, which streamed on Apple TV+ on 4 February 2022.[9] It is based on the Israeli series False Flag.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the cast of BBC1's The Victim". Radio Times.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (22 March 2018). "Kelly Macdonald Boards BBC Drama 'The Victim' From 'Man in the High Castle' Writer". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Jones, Ellen E. (5 September 2014). "Chasing Shadows, TV Review: Reece Shearsmith's awkward detective is just like Sherlock - only with none of the skilful writing". The Independent. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Pickard, Michael (10 April 2019). "Victim complex". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Williams, Rob (3 April 2019). "The Victim". BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Channel 4 Announces New 6-Part Drama Series: Screw". Channel 4. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (27 August 2020). "C4 orders prison drama from STV and Victim writer Williams". Televisual. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Burns, Hamish (27 August 2020). "Production firm secures deal to make Killing Eve writer's new show". businessInsider. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (11 March 2020). "Uma Thurman To Headline Apple Drama Series 'Suspicion', Based On Israeli Thriller 'False Flag'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (30 July 2019). "Apple Developing English-Language Remake Of Keshet International's Israeli Thriller 'False Flag'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Rob Williams at IMDb