Jeremy Brock | |
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| Born | (1959-07-14)14 July 1959 (age 66) Malvern,England |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, Playwright |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
Jeremy BrockMBE (born 14 July 1959) is a British writer and director whose works include the screenplaysMrs Brown,Driving Lessons,The Last King of Scotland,Charlotte Gray, andThe Eagle. Brock has also written two plays for the Hampstead downstairs theatre, and co-wrote the lyrics forTim Finn's second albumBig Canoe.
He was born inMalvern, Worcestershire. He had an older brother (born 1952) and sister (born 1954).
He studied drama at theUniversity of Bristol, where he met Paul Unwin in 1979.[1]
His awards include theEvening Standard award forMrs. Brown.Driving Lessons was entered into the28th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.[2] In 2007, he received theBAFTA award for best-adapted screenplay forThe Last King of Scotland, co-written withPeter Morgan.
He is the co-creator ofCasualty withPaul Unwin. They createdCasualty in reaction to what they saw as a "Thatcherite attack on ourNational Health Service", and that in 1985, "it felt like all that good work was about to be dismantled". Both Unwin and Brock had a shared love ofM*A*S*H. TheA&E department that they created was to be their "frontline in the battle for the soul of the NHS". They wanted to create something lesscosy than the 1970sAngels. Much of their knowledge came from Peter Salt ofBristol Royal Infirmary. The first series owed much to the Welsh producerGeraint Morris.
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