Andrew Payne (Writing)

DCI Banks

A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.

Release Date:2011-09-16

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:68

The Time of Your Life

Kate, a 37-year old woman wakes up after being in a coma for 18 years. Her boyfriend, Pete, from her younger days is with a new woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Kate. Many of her friends have also moved on with their lives. But when she finds out that her comatose body was discovered near the lifeless body of a kid named Brian near a woodshed, her memories of that fateful night are triggered and the truth begins to surface.

Release Date:2007-06-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

Malice Aforethought

Malice Aforethought is a 2005 ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name, made by Granada Television. There was an earlier BBC television adaptation of this novel in 1979. Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is married to a particularly overbearing woman who reminds him at every turn that he is living in her house. But the good doctor has outside interests to help him cope.

Release Date:2005-04-10

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:8

Dead Gorgeous

Rose and Antonia are two old friends who meet up again after the second world war. Unhappy in their relationships, they plan to 'accidentally' murder each others husbands.

Release Date:2002-10-21

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:2

Midsomer Murders

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Release Date:1997-03-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:7

Vote Count:308

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.

Release Date:1994-03-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:15

Vote Count:11

Lovejoy

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.

Release Date:1986-01-10

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:49

Nightlife

John meets Susan at a party and they return to his flat in order that she can call a taxi. John's brash neighbour Denny makes his own assumptons, and investigates. He is reluctant to leave John's flat and a fierce rivalry develops.

Release Date:1982-08-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Minder

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.

Release Date:1979-10-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:24

Outer Touch

Four earthlings are kidnapped and imprisoned by three alien women and are guarded by a seemingly intoxicated computerized psychiatrist.

Release Date:1979-07-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:19