Bernadette Davis

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Bernadette Davis is a television screenwriter, who co-wrote the first 2 series of the BBC's sitcom Game On with Andrew Davies. [1] [2] She wrote the third series on her own. She was nominated for a BAFTA award for Game On in 1997. Game On was said to be: "a part of a zeitgeist that came to define a generation" and was a "sitcom that was so of its time, that it took its name from a catchphrase of the decade." [3] She studied English and Drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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Production

In 1996, Davis co-wrote the mini-TV series Wilderness with Andrew Davies, from the novel by Dennis Danvers. [4] She also wrote an episode of Soldier Soldier in 1997, titled "Line of Departure".

She wrote a 6-episode sitcom series called The Wilsons in 2000, which featured David Bradley and Julian Rhind-Tutt, in one of his earliest roles. [5] [6]

In 2012, she wrote the BBC Three sitcom series Some Girls . [7] Series 1 aired in November 2012, [8] [9] [10] and series 2 started airing in September 2013. [11]

Some Girls has been described as: "...a comedy about the kind of girls more usually seen in worrying documentaries about inner city teens. The series centres around a group of 16/17 year old pupils at [a] Comprehensive School in London." [12] Davis herself said about the show: "As far as I know, there aren't any other comedies about girls of this age. Inbetweeners has shown what a rich area for comedy this age group is - but girls are very different and I thought they should have their own show." [13]

Reception

The Daily Mirror made the first episode of Some Girls "Tuesday's must-see TV" and described the show as "Energetic, irreverent and real". [14] The Stage online said: "the relationship between the quartet of friends is well observed and firmly rooted in recognisable, realistic emotions". [15] Comedian Jimmy Mulville, Managing Director of Hat Trick Productions, says: “This second series of Some Girls confirms Bernadette Davis as one of the funniest writers working today. We're lucky to have her.” [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Game On". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Cf 'Andrew Davis (Television)' critical appraisal book, by Sarah Cardwell, Manchester University Press, ISBN   978-0719064920, pp198-199 for references to his work with Bernadette Davis.
  3. ↑ Interview with Matthew Cottle, , Yorkshire Post
  4. ↑ Wilderness review, ,Artists Direct
  5. ↑ The Wilsons on Channel 4 website
  6. ↑ The Wilsons on British Comedy website [ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Some Girls". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "BBC - BBC Three - Blog: BBC Three feeding more funny". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fresh Meat's Jack Whitehall gets his own BBC3 sitcom". RadioTimes. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Net News Publisher article on Some Girls Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. 1 2 "BBC - Some Girls return to BBC Three for brand new series - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "ATV Today". ATV Today. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Interview with Bernadette Davis about Some Girls on the BBC website
  14. ↑ Simon, Jane (6 November 2012). "Strictly Come Dancing star Colin Salmon stars in BBC3's energetic, irreverent and real Some Girls". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Harry Venning. "TV review: Nick Nickleby; Some Girls; The Late Great Eric Sykes - TV & radio - The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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