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'''Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Welch''' (born 6 December 1953 in [[Chester]], [[Cheshire]]) is a British [[television writer]] and [[screenwriter]].
'''Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Welch''' (born 6 December 1953 in [[Chester]], [[Cheshire]]) is a British [[television writer]] and [[screenwriter]].


==Career==
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Welch is a graduate of the [[National Film and Television School]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Petrie|first1=Duncan|last2=Stoneman|first2=Rod|title=Educating Film-makers: Past, Present and Future|date=2014|publisher=Intellect Books|location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-1783201853|page=113}}</ref>
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As a screenwriter, Welch has developed many serials for the [[BBC]], including ''The Magnificent 7'', adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial)|Our Mutual Friend]]'' and [[Elizabeth Gaskell]]'s ''[[North & South (TV serial)|North and South]]'', and most recently the well-received 2006 interpretation of [[Charlotte Brontë]]'s ''[[Jane Eyre (2006 TV series)|Jane Eyre]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/janeeyre/about.shtml |title=Drama - Jane Eyre - About The Show |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref> In 2009 Welch adapted ''[[Emma (2009 TV serial)|Emma]]'' by [[Jane Austen]] and ''[[The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)|The Turn of the Screw]]'' for the [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/classic/index.html|title=MASTERPIECE Classic on PBS|newspaper=Masterpiece|access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1215971/ |title=Emma (2010) |website=www.imdb.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418165723/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1215971/ |archive-date=2008-04-18}}</ref>

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As a screenwriter, Welch has developed many serials for the [[BBC]], including ''The Magnificent 7'', adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial)|Our Mutual Friend]]'' and [[Elizabeth Gaskell]]'s ''[[North & South (TV serial)|North and South]]'', and most recently the well-received 2006 interpretation of [[Charlotte Brontë]]'s ''[[Jane Eyre (2006 TV series)|Jane Eyre]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/janeeyre/about.shtml |title=Drama - Jane Eyre - About The Show |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref> In 2009 Welch adapted ''[[Emma (2009 TV serial)|Emma]]'' by [[Jane Austen]] and ''[[The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)|The Turn of the Screw]]'' for the [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/classic/index.html|title=MASTERPIECE Classic on PBS|newspaper=Masterpiece|access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1215971/</ref>


Welch won a [[BAFTA]] in 1999 for "Best Drama Serial" ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial)|Our Mutual Friend]]'', the award was shared with Catherine Wearing and [[Julian Farino]]. She was also nominated for the [[Edgar Award]] for "Best Television Feature or Miniseries" ''A Dark Adapted Eye'' in 1996 and nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" ''[[Jane Eyre (2006 TV series)|Jane Eyre]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919652/awards|title=Sandy Welch|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sandy Welch Profile|url=http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/sandy-welch/|website=theagency.co.uk/|publisher=The Agency|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>
Welch won a [[BAFTA]] in 1999 for "Best Drama Serial" ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial)|Our Mutual Friend]]'', the award was shared with Catherine Wearing and [[Julian Farino]]. She was also nominated for the [[Edgar Award]] for "Best Television Feature or Miniseries" ''A Dark Adapted Eye'' in 1996 and nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" ''[[Jane Eyre (2006 TV series)|Jane Eyre]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919652/awards|title=Sandy Welch|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sandy Welch Profile|url=http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/sandy-welch/|website=theagency.co.uk/|publisher=The Agency|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Welch is a graduate of the [[National Film and Television School]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Petrie|first1=Duncan|last2=Stoneman|first2=Rod|title=Educating Film-makers: Past, Present and Future|date=2014|publisher=Intellect Books|location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-1783201853|page=113}}</ref>
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Welch married television dramatist [[Stephen Poliakoff]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stephen Poliakoff|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p58980.htm|website=thepeerage.com|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> The couple have two children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emma Screenwriter Q & A|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/emma/screenwriter.html|website=pbs.org/|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>

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Welch married television dramatist [[Stephen Poliakoff]]. The couple have two children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emma Screenwriter Q & A|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/emma/screenwriter.html|website=pbs.org/|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Poliakoff family]]
[[Category:Women television writers]]
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[[Category:20th-century British writers]]
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 11 August 2023

Sandy Welch
Born
Sandra Elizabeth Welch

(1953-12-06) 6 December 1953 (age 70)
Chester Cheshire, England
Alma materNational Film and Television School
Occupation(s)Television writer, screenwriter
Years active1981–present
SpouseStephen Poliakoff (m. 1983)
Children2

Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Welch (born 6 December 1953 in Chester, Cheshire) is a British television writer and screenwriter.

Career[edit]

As a screenwriter, Welch has developed many serials for the BBC, including The Magnificent 7, adaptations of Charles Dickens' novel Our Mutual Friend and Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, and most recently the well-received 2006 interpretation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.[1] In 2009 Welch adapted Emma by Jane Austen and The Turn of the Screw for the BBC.[2][3]

Welch won a BAFTA in 1999 for "Best Drama Serial" Our Mutual Friend, the award was shared with Catherine Wearing and Julian Farino. She was also nominated for the Edgar Award for "Best Television Feature or Miniseries" A Dark Adapted Eye in 1996 and nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" Jane Eyre in 2007.[4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Welch is a graduate of the National Film and Television School.[6]

Welch married television dramatist Stephen Poliakoff. The couple have two children.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Drama - Jane Eyre - About The Show". BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "MASTERPIECE Classic on PBS". Masterpiece. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Emma (2010)". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Sandy Welch". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Sandy Welch Profile". theagency.co.uk/. The Agency. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ^ Petrie, Duncan; Stoneman, Rod (2014). Educating Film-makers: Past, Present and Future. London, United Kingdom: Intellect Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1783201853.
  7. ^ "Emma Screenwriter Q & A". pbs.org/. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

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