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'''Russell Lewis''' (born 11 September 1963 in [[London]]) is an English television writer and former actor.
'''Russell Lewis''' (born 11 September 1963) is an English television writer and former actor. He created and wrote the ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' prequel ''[[Endeavour (TV series)|Endeavour]]'' (2012–2023), and the first two series of ''[[Grace (TV series)|Grace]]'' (2021–2022).


== Career ==
== Career ==
Lewis began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the films ''[[The Looking Glass War (film)|The Looking Glass War]]'' (1970) and ''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'' (1971). He played the 7-year-old Winston Churchill in ''[[Young Winston]]'' (1972), and featured in the 1973 horror films ''[[Tales That Witness Madness]]'' (as a boy who befriends an invisible tiger) and ''[[Voices (1973 film)|Voices]]''. He also starred as George Gathercole in ''[[The Kids from 47A]]''. He appeared as the young Lucius in ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'' (1976) and in an episode of ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' in 1989.
Lewis was born in [[London]] and began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the films ''[[The Looking Glass War (film)|The Looking Glass War]]'' (1970) and ''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'' (1971). He played the 7-year-old Winston Churchill in ''[[Young Winston]]'' (1972), and featured in the 1973 horror films ''[[Tales That Witness Madness]]'' (as a boy who befriends an invisible tiger) and ''[[Voices (1973 film)|Voices]]''. He also starred as George Gathercole in ''[[The Kids from 47A]]''. He appeared as the young Lucius in ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'' (1976) and in an episode of ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' in 1989.


By the mid-1980s, Lewis had begun to write for television series; his writing credits include episodes of ''[[Perfect Scoundrels]]'', ''[[Taggart]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'', ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'', ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', ''[[The Ambassador (TV series)|The Ambassador]]'', ''[[Monsignor Renard]]'', ''[[Playing the Field]]'', ''[[Without Motive]]'', ''[[The Last Detective]]'', ''[[Murphy's Law (UK TV series)|Murphy's Law]]'', ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' and ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]''. Lewis has co-written three of the ''[[Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' films, ''[[Sharpe's Battle (TV programme)|Sharpe's Battle]]'', ''[[Sharpe's Challenge]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sharpefilm.com/behindthecamera/thewriter/| title=Sharpe’s Challenge writer: Russell Lewis |publisher=Sharpe Film |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> and 2008's ''[[Sharpe's Peril]]''. He also penned several episodes of ''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]'' and an episode of ''[[Hornblower (TV series)|Hornblower]]''.
By the mid-1980s, Lewis had begun to write for television series; his writing credits include episodes of ''[[Perfect Scoundrels]]'', ''[[Taggart (series)|Taggart]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'', ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'', ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', ''[[The Ambassador (TV series)|The Ambassador]]'', ''[[Monsignor Renard]]'', ''[[Playing the Field]]'', ''[[Without Motive]]'', ''[[The Last Detective]]'', ''[[Murphy's Law (UK TV series)|Murphy's Law]]'', ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' and ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]''. Lewis has co-written three of the ''[[Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' films, ''[[Sharpe's Battle (TV programme)|Sharpe's Battle]]'', ''[[Sharpe's Challenge]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sharpefilm.com/behindthecamera/thewriter/| title=Sharpe's Challenge writer: Russell Lewis |publisher=Sharpe Film |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> and 2008's ''[[Sharpe's Peril]]''. He also penned several episodes of ''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]'' and an episode of ''[[Hornblower (TV series)|Hornblower]]''.


In 2009, Russell adapted [[Agatha Christie]]'s novel ''[[The Pale Horse]]'' for the fifth series of ITV's ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'', starring [[Julia McKenzie]], which first aired in 2010.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/marplethepalehorse/default.html "Julia McKenzie back as Marple in ''The Pale Horse''," Press Release by ITV, 22 February 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225131109/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/marplethepalehorse/default.html |date=25 February 2010 }}</ref>
In 2009, Russell adapted [[Agatha Christie]]'s novel ''[[The Pale Horse]]'' for the fifth series of ITV's ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'', starring [[Julia McKenzie]], which first aired in 2010.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/marplethepalehorse/default.html "Julia McKenzie back as Marple in ''The Pale Horse''," Press Release by ITV, 22 February 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225131109/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/marplethepalehorse/default.html |date=25 February 2010 }}</ref>


He devised and wrote the ''Inspector Morse'' prequel ''[[Endeavour (TV series)|Endeavour]]'' which was first broadcast on 2 January 2012. He wrote the pilot film and all 26 of the subsequent one-hour-thirty instalments so far.
He devised and wrote the ''Inspector Morse'' prequel ''[[Endeavour (TV series)|Endeavour]]'' which was first broadcast on 2 January 2012. He wrote the pilot film and all 35 of the subsequent one-hour-thirty instalments in total, ranging from Series 1 in 2013 to Series 9 in 2023.

In 2021, Lewis recorded an Audio Commentary for the first episode of ''[[The Bill]]'' that he wrote, entitled "Forget-Me-Not", alongside actress [[Lynne Miller]] (WPC Cathy Marshall), released on [https://www.patreon.com/posts/cathy-marshall-57308965 The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel].

Lewis wrote ''[[Grace (TV series)|Grace]]'', which is based on the bestselling books by author [[Peter James (writer)|Peter James]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bt.com/tv/drama/itv-grace-russell-lewis-screenwriter-filming-in-brighton-how-we-made-it|title=How we made it: Grace screenwriter Russell Lewis on filming during Covid and brilliant Brighton - exclusive interview|website=BT|last=Gamester-Newton|first=Becky|date=14 March 2021|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref> The first series was one standalone episode,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/grace-review-itv-john-simm-b1816303.html|title=Grace review: A cut above the average detective drama|website=The Independent|last=Cumming|first=Ed|date=14 March 2021|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref> with the second series premiering on 24 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/grace-itv-release-date-john-simm/|title=Grace season 2 release date: Cast, trailer and news for John Simm drama|website=Radio Times|last=Carr|first=Flora|date=22 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 27 May 2024

For other people named Russell Lewis, see Russell Lewis (disambiguation).

Russell Lewis
Born
Russell Lewis

(1963-09-11) 11 September 1963 (age 61)
London, England
Occupation(s)Screenwriter and former child actor
Years active1967–present

Russell Lewis (born 11 September 1963) is an English television writer and former actor. He created and wrote the Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour (2012–2023), and the first two series of Grace (2021–2022).

Career

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Lewis was born in London and began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the films The Looking Glass War (1970) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). He played the 7-year-old Winston Churchill in Young Winston (1972), and featured in the 1973 horror films Tales That Witness Madness (as a boy who befriends an invisible tiger) and Voices. He also starred as George Gathercole in The Kids from 47A. He appeared as the young Lucius in I, Claudius (1976) and in an episode of London's Burning in 1989.

By the mid-1980s, Lewis had begun to write for television series; his writing credits include episodes of Perfect Scoundrels, Taggart, The Bill, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, Kavanagh QC, The Ambassador, Monsignor Renard, Playing the Field, Without Motive, The Last Detective, Murphy's Law, Spooks and Lewis. Lewis has co-written three of the Sharpe films, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Challenge[1] and 2008's Sharpe's Peril. He also penned several episodes of Cadfael and an episode of Hornblower.

In 2009, Russell adapted Agatha Christie's novel The Pale Horse for the fifth series of ITV's Agatha Christie's Marple, starring Julia McKenzie, which first aired in 2010.[2]

He devised and wrote the Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour which was first broadcast on 2 January 2012. He wrote the pilot film and all 35 of the subsequent one-hour-thirty instalments in total, ranging from Series 1 in 2013 to Series 9 in 2023.

In 2021, Lewis recorded an Audio Commentary for the first episode of The Bill that he wrote, entitled "Forget-Me-Not", alongside actress Lynne Miller (WPC Cathy Marshall), released on The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel.

Lewis wrote Grace, which is based on the bestselling books by author Peter James.[3] The first series was one standalone episode,[4] with the second series premiering on 24 April 2022.[5]

Awards

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In 1993, Lewis won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain TV - Original Drama Series Award for Between the Lines. The award was shared with the other writers of the show at the time, J.C. Wilsher, Rob Heyland, Steve Trafford and Michael Russell.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 The Looking Glass War Avery's Child
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Hodson Child
1972 Young Winston Winston (aged 7)
1973 The Love Ban
1973 Tales That Witness Madness Paul (segment "Mr. Tiger")
1973 Voices John
1976 The Blue Bird Children of the Future

References

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  1. ^ "Sharpe's Challenge writer: Russell Lewis". Sharpe Film. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  2. ^ "Julia McKenzie back as Marple in The Pale Horse," Press Release by ITV, 22 February 2010 Archived 25 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Gamester-Newton, Becky (14 March 2021). "How we made it: Grace screenwriter Russell Lewis on filming during Covid and brilliant Brighton - exclusive interview". BT. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ Cumming, Ed (14 March 2021). "Grace review: A cut above the average detective drama". The Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ^ Carr, Flora (22 April 2022). "Grace season 2 release date: Cast, trailer and news for John Simm drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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