Tom Edge is a British screenwriter, best known for creating the submarine thriller Vigil.[1][2]
Career
Edge created and served as the lead writer on the sitcom Lovesick. The series focused on a group of English friends sharing a house in the West End of Glasgow and their romances. Lovesick began as a programme for Channel 4, before being acquired by Netflix. He also wrote on the second series of The Crown, as well as the second, third and fourth series of Strike. He wrote the 2019 biopic Judy, about the later life of Hollywood actress Judy Garland and her declining health.[3] It starred, and later won an Academy Award for, Renée Zellweger.
According to a 2021 interview, Edge was approached by producer George Aza-Selinger to develop a submarine project.[4] It became Vigil and, produced by World Productions, it began broadcasting on BBC One on 29 August 2021.[5] Vigil became the BBC’s most watched new drama of the year, with its first episode attracting 10.2 million viewers across its first seven days.[6] In 2022, BBC One aired Edge's crime miniseries, You Don't Know Me. It is based on the 2017 crime novel of the same name by Imran Mahmood.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Judy | Rupert Goold |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Threesome | Two episodes |
| 2012-2014 | The Midnight Beast | Nine episodes |
| 2013 | Pramface | One episode |
| 2014-2018 | Lovesick | Also creator
22 episodes |
| 2016 | The Last Dragonslayer | TV Movie
Adapted from novel of the same name |
| 2016-2017 | The Crown | Five episodes |
| 2017-2022 | Strike | 12 episodes |
| 2021 | You Don't Know Me | Four episodes |
| 2021-2023 | Vigil | Also creator
Nine episodes |
References
- ^ "Who wrote Vigil? Meet Tom Edge, the man behind BBC One's gripping thriller". Radio Times.
- ^ Hyland, Karen (2 May 2021). "What is Vigil on BBC One about? Who stars and when does thriller start?". Entertainment Daily. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (23 October 2017). "Renee Zellweger to Play Judy Garland in London-Set 'Judy'". Variety.
- ^ "Vigil - An Introduction from writer Tom Edge". BBC. 25 August 2021.
- ^ "BBC One releases first trailer and new pictures for Vigil". BBC Media Centre (Press release). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Manning, Charlotte (6 September 2021). "Vigil becomes BBC's most watched new drama of 2021 as it fetches over 10m viewers". Metro. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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