The NFT has a season of Troy Kennedy Martin's work running next month, with an interview with the man himself on the 6th February. In case you don't know who he is, here's the bumpf:

“Scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin has been responsible for some of the most memorable and innovative British TV. Beginning at the BBC in the late fifties, he worked on the revolutionary series Z Cars and then moved to ITV to write on the seminal seventies series, The Sweeney. Arguably his greatest work is the brilliant conspiracy thriller Edge of Darkness, and he has also written for film, including the classic caper movie The Italian Job.”

Among the season's highlights are Diary of a Young Man, Edge of Darkness, and an episode of Fall of Eagles. Go watch Edge of Darkness if you've never seen it (shame on you! It's the drama of the 80s); I'll only be along for the interview on the 6th since everything else clashes with something else I'm already booked in for. Drat.

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February 8, 2007: The Troy Kennedy Martin evening at the NFT in review.