Chips Hardy | |
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| Born | Edward John Hardy (1950-01-23)23 January 1950 (age 75) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, playwright, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ann Hardy |
| Children | Tom Hardy |
| Relatives | Charlotte Riley (daughter-in-law) |
Edward John "Chips"Hardy (born 23 January 1950) is an English author. He and his wife Elizabeth Ann are the parents of actorTom Hardy, with whom Hardy worked onBBC One's 2017 drama seriesTaboo, as the co-creator, a writer and a consulting producer.
Alongside a career in advertising as acreative director, Hardy has written for television, film, theatre, novels and stand-up material. Productions include a children’s television series with a talking chair calledHelping Henry andAbout Face, a television drama withMaureen Lipman. He also won a British Comedy Award for his work with Irish comedianDave Allen.[citation needed]
In 2007, Hardy’s novelEach Day A Small Victory was published in the form of frontline dispatches from amongst the embattled wildlife in an English country lay-by, illustrated by Oscar Grillo.[1]
Blue on Blue, Hardy’s darkly comic play onself-harm, was first showcased at the Latchmere 503 in London in 2007.[2] The play was revived in 2016 at theTristan Bates in London in partnership withBLESMA, the British Limbless Ex-serviceman’s Association.[2] In 2008, Hardy’s one woman dysfunctional Cabaret,There’s Something In The Fridge that Wants To Kill Me!, ran notably at theEdinburgh Festival.[3]
In 2009, inspired by an idea from his son Tom, he and Tom created the story that was to become the 2017 eight-part seriesTaboo. Hardy is the co-creator, a writer and a consulting producer.[4][5] His work on the screenplay forTaboo earned him theWriter’s Guild of Great Britain award forBest Long Form TV Drama in 2018.[6]
In March 2023, work on the second season ofTaboo was announced.[7]
In June 2021, it was announced that Hardy's next novel,Seaton's Orchid, would be published by Chiselbury Publishing.[8]
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