Norman James Crisp (11 December 1923 – 14 June 2005), known as a writer only by his initials and surname, N. J. Crisp, was a prolific British television writer, dramatist and novelist.
N. J. Crisp | |
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Born | Southampton, England | 11 December 1923
Died | 14 June 2005 81) Southampton, England | (aged
Occupation | Novelist, playwright and screenwriter. |
Period | 1959–2005 |
Genre | Comedy, drama, adventure, science fiction |
Spouse | Marguerite Lowe |
Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
In the sixties after writing some single dramas, Crisp moved to writing for serials and turned out scripts for many BBC series including Compact, R3, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr Finlay's Casebook, Colditz and Secret Army.
In 1968, he co-created The Expert, a serial about a forensic scientist, with its producer Gerard Glaister. Four years later the pair repeated these roles with the boardroom drama The Brothers.
His 1996 play That Good Night starred Donald Sinden, Nigel Davenport, Lucy Fleming, Patrick Ryecart and Julie-Kate Olivier and was directed by Edward Hall. The film of the same title, based on Crisp's play, received its world premiere in June 2017 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It was John Hurt's final film, and was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film.
Crisp's 1987 psychological thriller Dangerous Obsession was filmed in 1999 as Darkness Falls, starring Ray Winstone, Tim Dutton and Sherilyn Fenn. However, Crisp was so appalled at the end result and how his famously intricate plot had been turned on its head without his permission that he insisted on having his name removed from the final print.[citation needed]
He was married to Marguerite (née Lowe), had three sons and one daughter and five grandchildren.
Production | Notes | Broadcaster |
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The Dark Man |
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BBC Television |
BBC Sunday-Night Play |
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BBC Television |
ITV Play of the Week |
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ITV |
24-Hour Call |
|
ITV |
Taxi! |
|
BBC Television |
Compact |
|
BBC Television |
It's a Woman's World |
|
ITV |
Dixon of Dock Green |
|
BBC1 |
The Sullavan Brothers |
|
ITV |
Armchair Mystery Theatre |
|
ITV |
The Man in Room 17 |
|
ITV |
R3 |
|
BBC1 |
The Flying Swan |
|
BBC1 |
Quick Before They Catch Us |
|
BBC1 |
Trapped |
|
ITV |
The Revenue Men |
|
BBC2 |
The First Lady |
|
BBC1 |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook |
|
BBC1 |
The Doctors |
|
BBC1 |
Doomwatch |
|
BBC1 |
Codename |
|
BBC2 |
With Love in Mind |
|
N/A |
Owen, M.D. |
|
BBC1 |
The Long Chase |
|
BBC1 |
The Man Who Was Hunting Himself |
|
BBC1 |
Spy Trap |
|
BBC1 |
Orson Welles Great Mysteries |
|
ITV |
Colditz |
|
BBC1 |
You're on Your Own |
|
BBC1 |
Oil Strike North |
|
BBC1 |
Dangerous Knowledge |
|
ITV |
The Expert |
|
BBC1 |
The Brothers |
|
BBC1 |
The Gotland Deal |
|
Novel |
Jubilee |
|
BBC1 |
The Odd Job Man |
|
Novel |
The Mackinnons |
|
BBC1 |
Secret Army |
|
BBC1 |
The London Deal |
|
Novel |
Enemy at the Door |
|
ITV |
A Family Affair |
|
Novel |
A Family Affair |
|
BBC1 |
Jet Set |
|
Stage Play |
Buccaneer |
|
BBC1 |
Festival |
|
Novel |
Squadron |
|
BBC1 |
The Brink |
|
Novel |
Yesterday's Gone |
|
Novel |
The Odd Job Man |
|
BBC1 |
Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death |
|
Channel 4 |
Fighting Chance |
|
Stage Play |
Murder Elite |
|
N/A |
Strike It Rich! |
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BBC1 |
In the Long Run |
|
Novel |
The Ninth Circle |
|
Novel |
Dangerous Obsession |
|
Stage play |
Sunday Pursuit |
|
HTV |
Coup de Foudre |
|
Canal+ France 2 |
Suspicions |
|
Stage play |
That Good Night | Stage play | |
That Good Night |
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Film |
- Obituary: N. J. CRISP The Independent, 18 August 2005, by Anthony Hayward
- NJ Crisp The Stage, 19 July 2005 by Patrick Newley
- N.J. Crisp at IMDb
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