Jeremy Burnham

Formerly an actor, Jeremy turned to writing when offered an exclusive contract to write for ‘The Avengers’.
He’s since contributed to five screenplays, and written for theatre as well as numerous TV series including ‘Inspector Morse’ ‘Minder’, ‘The House of Hammer’, ‘Howard’s Way’, ‘The Professionals’ and ‘The Good Guys’, among others.
He also worked on a TV adaptation of ‘A Little Princess’, which won a BAFTA award for Best Children’s Drama. His films include ‘Tropical Moon over Dorking’, ‘Czech Mate’, ‘The Miracle’, ‘Seagull Island’ and ‘No Roses for my Mother’, and he was a co-writer on ‘The Horror of Frankenstein’.
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TV credits
Episodes for many British TV series, including:
AVENGERS; WHEN THE BOAT COMES IN; THE EXPERT; MINDER; THE VIEW FROM DANIEL PIKE; PAUL TEMPLE; WARSHIP; THE HOUSE OF HAMMER; THE GENTLE TOUCH; MITCH; HOWARD’S WAY; SCORPION TALES; THE PROFESSIONALS; BERGERAC; INSPECTOR MORSE; PARADISE CLUB; THE BILL
GARLIC IN THE GRAVY
90′ TV film for Austrian company Satel Fernseh- und Filmproduktions
JUDAS GOAT
Original 75 min teleplay for series MENACE, BBC
CHILDREN OF THE STONES
Co-author 7 part children’s series, HTV
RAVEN
Co-author children’s series ATV
THE MIRACLE
Screenplay for TV film adapted from Pierre Boulle story, Dick Ross, Production Assocs Inc.
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
Screenplay for TV film, Bill Freedman Prods
SEAGULL ISLAND
6 part TV film thriller serial , ITC/RAI (Italy)
VICE VERSA
Adaptation of classic novel, 7 episodes, ATV
BREAK POINT
Original 6 part children’s tennis series, BBC
CZECH MATE
Episode of TV series Hammer House of Mystery And Suspense, Hammer Films
A LITTLE PRINCESS
Adaptation in 6 episodes, LWT (BAFTA Award 1988 Best Children’s Drama)
CATS EYES
Script editor and writer, 4 episodes
DEATH IN HIGH PLACES
Original 4 hour film thriller, Friday Prods
TROPICAL MOON OVER DORKING
Starring Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon; Channel 4
YOUNG CHAPLIN
Co-author, 6 part series, Thames
THE DEAD MOSQUITOES
Series plot, Middlemarch, USA
SNAKES AND LADDERS
1 hour pilot, Thames Storyboard Series
INSPECTOR MORSE
2 hour film, Central
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
3 part series, London Films
RUNAWAY BAY
Developed 6 part children’s series, set in Jamaica, Yorkshire TV
THE GOOD GUYS
Havahall (LWT)
BARLAYMONT
Firefly TV & Film
ROMANOV’S
Penta Promotions
EARTH TALES
North South Productions/C4, 2 episodes of children’s European co-production series set in Africa and India
PEAK PRACTICE III
Starring Kevin Whately and Amanda Burton, Central
SCREAM SCHOOL
Ardent Productions