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Alias:
Alexander James Wood

Birthplace:
Lewisham, London, England, UK

Biography from TheMovieDB

James Wood is a British screenwriter.  Wood is perhaps best known for his writing on the BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall and as a writer and creator of Quacks. When asked how it felt to be the first to take on Waugh's classic novel, Wood replied: "It's a scary thing to do because it’s such a loved book. Lots of people think it's the greatest comic novel in English fiction. So that's the challenge - living up to expectations."Both Decline and Fall and Quacks were well received.  Wood won the 2012 BAFTA for Rev. under the category of Best Situation Comedy.

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Film Production

Director:
2007  Hell Bent for Leather

Executive Producer:
2007  Hell Bent for Leather
2015  The Gamechangers

Screenplay:
2007  Hell Bent for Leather
2015  The Gamechangers

Writer:
2007  Hell Bent for Leather
2015  The Gamechangers

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TV Production

Adaptation:
2017  Decline and Fall

Co-Executive Producer:
2017  Decline and Fall
2020  The Great

Creator:
2006  Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2007  Heroes and Villains
2013  Ambassadors
2017  Decline and Fall
2020  The Great

Executive Producer:
2006  Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2007  Heroes and Villains
2013  Ambassadors
2017  Decline and Fall
2020  The Great
????  Malice

Writer:
2006  Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2007  Heroes and Villains
2010  Rev.
2010  Vexed
2013  Ambassadors
2017  Decline and Fall
2020  The Great
2020  Trying
????  Malice

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