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Harry and Jack Williams are English brothers best known for their work as television screenwriters and producers. They created The Missing and its spinoff Baptiste having previously worked on series such as Hotel Babylon , Wild at Heart , and Call the Midwife . After setting up their production company Two Brothers Pictures in 2014, they developed and produced Fleabag and created Liar , Angela Black , and The Tourist .

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Early life

The brothers were born in England. Jack was born in London on 15 January 1979, but Harry's birthplace and date of birth is unknown. They are the sons of writer and director Nigel Williams and producer Suzan Harrison.

Career

The Williams started out writing comedy, including Roman's Empire and Honest. [1] Jack also moonlighted as a script editor, while Harry had some small acting roles. They expanded to drama series, such as Hotel Babylon , Wild at Heart , and Call the Midwife . Their animated sitcom Full English , was released in 2012, and other than Fried in 2015, the Williams would shift towards primarily writing thrillers. In 2014, the first series of The Missing, an international co-production between the BBC and Starz, was broadcast. [2] [3] The second series was announced in December that year [4] [5] and production began in February 2016. Subsequently, the character of Julien Baptiste was given his own series. With Tchéky Karyo reprising the role, the programme was broadcast from 2019 to 2021.

The Williams set up the production company Two Brothers Pictures in 2014. It has since developed and produced television projects such as Fleabag , as well as several of the Williams' own projects, such as Liar, Angela Black and Boat Story . In 2022, their thriller series The Tourist , starring Jamie Dornan as an amnesiac, aired on BBC One. In March 2022 it was renewed for a second season which aired in January 2024. [6]

Their series The Assassin began filming in Greece in August 2024 with a cast including Keeley Hawes. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "How One of Us writers Jack and Harry Williams became TV's hottest talents".
  2. ↑ White, Peter (7 March 2014). "Starz boards BBC's The Missing". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (6 March 2014). "Starz and BBC Team on Limited Drama 'The Missing'". Variety . Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Prudom, Laura (18 February 2016). "'The Missing' Season 2 Gets Greenlight, David Morrissey to Star". Variety. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (16 December 2014). "Starz Renews Anthology 'The Missing' for Second Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Four of the BBC's biggest dramas The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time to return for a second series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  7. ↑ Geisinger, Gabriella (22 August 2024). "Prime Video's The Assassin starring Keeley Hawes begins production in Greece". KFTV.com . Media Business Insight.
  8. ↑ Ford, Lily (22 August 2024). "Keeley Hawes, Freddie Highmore Lead Amazon's 'The Assassin' as Filming Starts in Greece". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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