Brian Fillis (Writer)

Trust

The trials and triumphs of one of the wealthiest and unhappiest families of the United States, the Gettys. Originally planned to be told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.

Release Date2018-03-25

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Episode Count2

Vote Count85

An Englishman in New York

Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.

Release Date2009-02-07

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Vote Count41

Against the Law

United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.

Release Date2017-03-16

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JobScreenplay

Vote Count26

Fear of Fanny

The bizarre tale of Fanny Cradock, Britain's famous and maligned TV chef from 50s to the 70s.

Release Date2006-10-23

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Vote Count7

Bergerac

Ex-cop Jim Bergerac is forced to confront a troubling past case when a wealthy woman is murdered, pushing him to overcome personal demons and reignite his investigative prowess to navigate family tensions and law enforcement scrutiny.

Release Date2025-02-27

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JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count18

Sirens

Sirens is a British comedy-drama about an ambulance service team

Release Date2011-06-27

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Episode Count3

Vote Count33

Queers.

A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.

Release Date2017-07-31

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JobWriter

Episode Count8

Vote Count14

The Curse of Steptoe

In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.

Release Date2008-03-18

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JobWriter

Vote Count8