Kurti & Doyle

Kurti and Doyle
Born
Richard Kurti
Bev Doyle
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Screenwriters, Playwrights
Known forSherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Kurti & Doyle are a British scriptwriting team comprising Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle. They're best known for their work on fantasy television series[1] such as BBC One's Robin Hood (2006), ITV1's Primeval (2007)[2] and Sky 1's Sinbad (2012).

Career

Prior to their team up, Kurti directed short films and documentaries after training at the BBC. Beginning in 1995, Kurti & Doyle's work in independent British cinema led to a two-year writing contract with US studio Miramax. Following this they moved into television writing, starting with EastEnders and Eldorado, followed by a three-part adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Kidnapped, for BBC One.

Their two part BBC Sherlock Holmes drama Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars was produced by Andy Rowley for RDF Media (kids) and screened on BBC One in March 2007.[3] They also wrote the two-part adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel Going Postal for Sky 1 HD, and wrote the Tandem Communications/Syfy co-production The Lost Future, an action adventure TV movie set in a future that suffers from genetic regression.

They were to write a live-action version of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book for Pathé Films and the BBC, that was later reversioned for audio.[4][5] Kurti & Doyle have written extensively for audio: for B7 Media, they wrote a audio drama reboot of the iconic British science fiction comic Dan Dare, distributed by Big Finish[6][7]; and an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, starring Derek Jacobi and Hayley Atwell, also distributed by Big Finish.[8]; and wrote the sci-fi thriller podcast The Effect, commissioned from B7 Media by Audible.

Solo works

Independent of the partnership, Kurti has authored young adult novels.[9] Monkey Wars was published in 2013 by Walker. The novel's plot focuses on two warring tribes of primates, the Langurs and the Rhesus. It was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2014. Walker would then publish Maladapted in 2015. Doyle worked on the 2019 BBC nature documentary Serengeti.

References

  1. ^ "Kurti & Doyle, Screenwriters". London Screenwriters' Festival. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ Martin, Dianne (2007). "Douglas Henshall: Primeval ITV". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  3. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Sherlock Holmes And The Baker Street Irregulars: Interview with the writers". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ Dowell, Ben (15 January 2007). "BBC to remake The Jungle Book for Christmas 2007". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "The Jungle Book Radio Drama with Richard E Grant and Bill Bailey". www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ "1. Dan Dare Volume 01 - Dan Dare - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Dangerous Visions: Interview: Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle – Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy & Horror!". Scifibulletin.com. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  8. ^ "The Martian Chronicles - Big Finish Audiobooks - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Walker Books - Richard Kurti".