User:Melles

Left school with very little idea of the world Travelled to Paris, attaining virtual fluency in left-wing French Returned to London, had big expense account … working ? in advertising Survived as a deckie on deep sea fishing boat in North Sea for 4 months Graduated from labourer to assistant cow manager on Scottish farm Found myself! … on a small Hebridean island … where I Killed my mum and dad (metaphorically) and talked to the sheep (literally) Lived in green wooden caravan with 4 Irishmen building motorways Lost virginity aged 21 ..... not in wooden caravan Started 1st company in UK to manufacture perspex drum kits Passed 2 'A' Levels in 10 weeks for Exeter University drama course Awarded distinction for writing & directing show at University Produced, wrote & directed for Community Theatre Group in London Acted in repertory theatres in London, Exeter & Leicester Developed & directed play with prisoners, which toured London for 5 months Married beautiful girl - called Amanda, not a young prisoner Fathered 2 beautiful children - Zoe & Max - who look like their mother Researched intelligence services (MI5 & MI6) to discover my phone was tapped Benefited from the Thatcher Revolution Filmed the end of the world as we know it: Threads – massive, world stumbles on Worked on many prestigious BBC Dramas – The Monocled Mutineer, Vanity Fair And some less prestigious ones – Eldorado – but great fun Lost in the Thatcher Recession ..... yet survived the fall-out Commissioned by BBC & United Artists to write screenplays Learnt to live without beautiful Amanda - lost to cancer Produced various UK tv series – one to great acclaim Line produced (= take the shit and get on with it) various UK Films Produced 2 Horror Films in Romania Fell in love again, married … a Romanian! Happily divorced … quite a story … a horror? Bought dream house in SW France, so writing more Produced Action Adventure in China, great wall of money, great wall of difficulties Invited to China again on another film facing difficulties Spent a month in the sun in Brazil completing screenplay – a true story Writing tv series based on life of a NOC (no official cover) spy Financing action movie set in London to shoot 2016 Happy to be in dream job, doing everything possible to make films and tv Open to offers from financiers!