Edward Boyd (Writer)
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Works
The Odd Man
A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.
Release Date1978-11-13
Charactersd Self
The Odd Man
The first of a trilogy of police procedurals produced in the 1960s by Granada TV, linked by the presence of pompous but increasingly genial police Chief Inspector Charles Rose, The Odd Man initially dealt with the investigations of theatrical-agent-cum-detective Steve Gardiner, and his encounters with the police in the form of Chief Inspector Gordon and DS Swift. By season three, Rose takes Gardiner's place.
Release Date1960-10-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count24
Robbery
In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.
Release Date1967-08-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count48
The Corridor People
The Corridor People is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1966, devised and written by Edward Boyd. A surreal black-and-white detective series, The Corridor People pitched security agent Kronk against exotic villainess Syrie Van Epp over the course of four episodes.
Release Date1966-08-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count2
New Day
Life in the Scottish new town of Glenrothes in the Kingdom of Fife, including a royal visit.
Release Date1959-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter