Writing

Ken Taylor

Born — Died

1922-11-10 — 2011-04-17

Place of birth

Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

8 titles

Kenneth Heywood Taylor FRSA (10 November 1922, in Bolton, Lancashire – 17 April 2011, in Cornwall) was an English screenwriter.

Known for

Web of Evidence poster
4.7

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

Web of Evidence

1959

The Maze poster
NR

A couple move to a country estate that turns out to be haunted.

The Maze

1983

Cause Célèbre poster
5.6

When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.

Cause Célèbre

1987

The Peacock Spring poster
7.3

Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.

The Peacock Spring

1996

No artwork available
9.0

A medical student who is thrown out of his university, ends up working in a laundry and rebuilds his confidence with a relationship with a fashion model.

Let's Get Married

1960

No artwork available
NR

A 1963 TV play written by Ken Taylor and broadcast as an episode of Armchair Theatre.

Into the Dark

1963

Behind the camera

Web of Evidence poster
4.7

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

Web of Evidence

1959

The Maze poster
NR

A couple move to a country estate that turns out to be haunted.

The Maze

1983

Cause Célèbre poster
5.6

When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.

Cause Célèbre

1987

The Peacock Spring poster
7.3

Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.

The Peacock Spring

1996

No artwork available
9.0

A medical student who is thrown out of his university, ends up working in a laundry and rebuilds his confidence with a relationship with a fashion model.

Let's Get Married

1960

No artwork available
NR

A 1963 TV play written by Ken Taylor and broadcast as an episode of Armchair Theatre.

Into the Dark

1963

The Lady's Maid's Bell poster
10.0

Based on a short story by Edith Wharton. A lady's maid named Hartley finds employment with Mrs. Brympton, a lady who is confined to her country estate because of delicate health. Almost immediately Ms. Hartley realizes something ominous is occurring in the old house.

The Lady's Maid's Bell

1983

Seaton’s Aunt poster
9.0

A young boy forced to live with his aunt after his parents die is convinced that she is old hag in league with the devil.

Seaton’s Aunt

1983