Edward Boyd (writer)

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Edward Boyd, b.Stevenston (South Ayrshire, Scotland), 1916 - d. ? 1989.

Scottish writer best known for his television and radio work. He worked with the Glasgow Unity Theatre in the 1940s^[1], later moving into radio & tv, where in the 1960s he created series such as The Odd Man and The Corridor People for Granada TV, and wrote for a number of serials including Z Cars on the BBC.

In the 1970s he wrote the BBC series The View From Daniel Pike starring Scottish actor Roddy McMillan as a dour private detective.

A collection of Boyd's papers (including some scripts that can be read online) are held by Glasgow University ^[1]^[2].