John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author. Mortimer was a prolific writer for the theatre, films (starting during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit), television and radio. He also wrote fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 30 years.

On screen

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
  • The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
  • One Pair of Eyes

Behind the camera

  • Under the Hammer
  • Titmuss Regained
  • Summer's Lease
  • Brideshead Revisited
  • Will Shakespeare
  • Rumpole of the Bailey
  • Shades of Greene
  • Play for Today
  • ITV Playhouse
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre
  • The Wednesday Play
  • Theatre Night
  • Armchair Theatre
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

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