Valerie Windsor
Valerie Windsor was born in Essex but has spent most of her life in and around Manchester. She trained as an actress, taught for a while and then started to write.
She won both the Pye/Society of Authors award and the Giles Cooper award for her radio plays. Her extensive work for television includes many episodes of Brookside and two television films: The Life and Work and also an adaptation of her play’ Effie’s Burning’ which was originally seen at The National Theatre and has been performed world wide.
She’s written two novels one of which Telling Stories was chosen for the W.H.Smith Fresh talent campaign.
Publications by Valerie Windsor
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TV credits
BBC:
A GLASS OF BLESSINGS
Adaptation of Barbara Pym’s novel for BBC4
DEATH OF DALZIE
BBC1, the adaptation of the new Dalziel & Pascoe
NO SUCH THING AS SILENCE
Commissioned 90′ script about the life of Radiophonic Workshop pioneer Delia Derbyshire
SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE
Fact-based drama about domestic violence
THE INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES: A SUITABLE VENGEANCE
90′ Elizabeth George adaptation filmed summer 2002
DECEPTION ON HIS MIND
90′ Elizabeth George adaptation filmed summer 2002
FOR THE SAKE OF ELENA
90′ Elizabeth George adaptation transmitted April 2002
CIRCLES OF DECEIT
Original period spy series
THE LIFE AND WORKS
50 minute original Play
NIGEL EVANS PRODUCTIONS / BBC
EFFIE’S BURNING
Screenplay adaptation of Valerie’s successful stage play
RUBICON PICTURES/ YORKSHIRE:
LOST
Original 3 part drama serial
GRANADA:
SPYBUSTER
Two hour TV film
TIGER ASPECT/BBC:
PLAYING THE FIELD II
MERSEYSIDE TELEVISION:
Valerie contributed many episodes to BROOKSIDE including the controversial episodes covering battered wife Mandy Jordache’s ordeal and the much acclaimed trial verdict episode
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES:
THE DIVIDED STATE
LETTERS FROM OSPEDALETTI