Writing

Elaine Morgan

Born — Died

1920-11-07 — 2013-07-12

Place of birth

Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

11 titles

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

A Christmas Carol poster
6.7

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

A Christmas Carol

1977

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George poster
NR

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title theme, Chi Mai, was by Ennio Morricone

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981

No artwork available
NR

Despite seemingly having everything (a husband, children, a house), Jean is unsatisfied.

Jean

1978

The Burston Rebellion poster
8.0

Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.

The Burston Rebellion

1985

No artwork available
NR

Women-led piece, written by Elaine Morgan.

Glenys

1978

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

1983

No artwork available
NR

Elaine Morgan’s imaginative sequel to The Taming of the Shrew.

The Tamer Tamed

1956

No artwork available
NR

Moving out from under the shadow of her artist brother Augustus John, Gwen John moved to Paris in 1903, working as an artist's model until becoming the mistress of famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. After Rodin's death, she concentrated on her work as an artist, rivalling her brother's reputation with her own expressive portraits.

Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939

1984

Stanley poster
7.0

The controversial English artist Stanley Spencer scandalised the art world when he painted the Resurrection taking place in the churchyard of Cookham, his home village by the River Thames; and further scandalised the village when he decided that to nourish his imagination he needed two wives.

Stanley

1988

No artwork available
NR

When their infant son is brain-damaged during surgery, Jane and Phillip Elliot seek information on how it happened and meet resistance from those unable or unwilling to help. Finding themselves helpless, they turn to the law.

Wednesday's Child

1979