Michael Voysey

Michael Voysey (1920 in Grimsby − 1987 in Colchester) was a playwright and writer for TV programmes.

As a playwright he created My Astonishing Self from the works of George Bernard Shaw.^[1] He also wrote The Amorous Goldfish and adapted Marguerite by Armand Salacrou^[2]

Works

As a TV writer he has written the following:^[3]

• "Father Brown" (1974) TV Series (adaptation)
• Cheri (1973) (TV)
• Cranford (1972) (TV)
• "Wives and Daughters" (1971) (mini) TV Series (adaptation)
• Imperial Palace (1969) (TV)
• "Middlemarch" (1968) (mini) TV Series (adaptation)
• "A Place of One's Own", an episode of Mystery and Imagination (1968)
• The White Rabbit (1967) – a TV series adapted by Voysey from the novels by Bruce Marshall^[4]
• "Mr. John Jorrocks" (1966) TV Series (writer)
• The Old Wives' Table (1964) (TV)
• "Suspense" (1962) TV Series (writer)
• "Persuasion" (1960) (mini) TV Series
• "Barnaby Rudge" (1960) TV Series (writer)
• Hilda Lessways (1959) (TV) (adaptation)
• "The Royalty" (1957) TV Series (writer)
• The Present, an episode of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1956)

References

1. ↑ G.B.S. Lives, Time article published Monday, Jan. 30, 1978. Time.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
2. ↑ Doollee.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
3. ↑ Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
4. ↑ Action TV Online. Retrieved 2006-12-20.