Tom Edge | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Known for | Vigil Lovesick |
Tom Edge is a British screenwriter, best known for creating the submarine thriller Vigil . [1] [2]
Edge created and served as the lead writer on the sitcom Lovesick . The series focused on a group of English friends sharing a house in the West End of Glasgow and their romances. Lovesick began as a programme for Channel 4, before being acquired by Netflix. He also wrote on the second series of The Crown , as well as the second, third and fourth series of Strike . He wrote the 2019 biopic Judy , about the later life of Hollywood actress Judy Garland and her declining health. [3] It starred, and later won an Academy Award for, Renée Zellweger.
According to a 2021 interview, Edge was approached by producer George Aza-Selinger to develop a submarine project. [4] It became Vigil and, produced by World Productions, it began broadcasting on BBC One on 29 August 2021. [5] Vigil became the BBC’s most watched new drama of the year, with its first episode attracting 10.2 million viewers across its first seven days. [6] In 2022, BBC One aired Edge's crime miniseries, You Don't Know Me . It is based on the 2017 crime novel of the same name by Imran Mahmood.
Year | Title | Director |
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2019 | Judy | Rupert Goold |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012 | Threesome | Two episodes |
2012-2014 | The Midnight Beast | Nine episodes |
2013 | Pramface | One episode |
2014-2018 | Lovesick | Also creator 22 episodes |
2016 | The Last Dragonslayer | TV Movie Adapted from novel of the same name |
2016-2017 | The Crown | Five episodes |
2017-2022 | Strike | 12 episodes |
2021 | You Don't Know Me | Four episodes |
2021-2023 | Vigil | Also creator Nine episodes |
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