Neville Smith

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Neville Smith is a British screenwriter and actor who has contributed to numerous television productions and movies between 1964 and 1990.

In 1964, Smith made his TV acting debut in the premiere episode of the Granada-ITV TV series Villains and he was also seen in the "A Land of Fear" episode of the Doctor Who story entitled The Reign of Terror.

In the following years he appeared in episodes from television series like Cluff, Z Cars, Thirty-Minute Theatre, Her Majesty's Pleasure and The Wednesday Play. In 1971 Smith became notable for writing the screenplay to Gumshoe, the first major film directorial assignment for Stephen Frears. He also played a small role in that film. In 1977 he wrote the screenplay to Apaches, the notable short documentary by John Mackenzie, about children playing on farms, which became the most notorious public information film of all time. His last appearances were in Wish You Were Here (1987) by David Leland and in the 1990 TV film Friends in Space.