Stephen Gallagher

Stephen Gallagher (born 13 October 1954 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English writer.

He has written several novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series "Doctor Who" — for which he wrote two serials, "Warriors' Gate" (1981) and "Terminus" (1983) — as well as for the series "Rosemary & Thyme" and "Bugs", for two seasons of which he was script consultant along with Brian Clemens. He adapted his own novel "Chimera" for ITV and directed the adaptation of "Oktober" as well as writing the feature-length episode "The Kingdom of Bones" for the BBC series Murder Rooms.

He also developed and wrote a science-based series for ITV, "Eleventh Hour", starring Patrick Stewart as a government science investigator and advisor. The program was rumoured to be ITV's answer to the new series of "Doctor Who", but was more in the tradition of the hard-science thriller. Gallagher's series format has been acquired for a US television remake by the "" trio of CBS, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and director Danny Cannon.

"Life Line", broadcast in 2007, was a two-part a supernatural mystery starring Ray Stevenson, Joanne Whalley and Jemima Rooper.

Stephen Gallagher is currently lead writer and story supervisor on NBC's 13-part series "Crusoe", for screening in 2008/2009.

Novels and other publications

*"The Last Rose of Summer" - 1978 (later revised as "Dying of Paradise")
*"Saturn Three" - 1980 (film novelisation)
*"Silver Dream Racer" 1980 (film novelisation, as John Lydecker)
*"Chimera" - 1982
*"Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate" - 1982 (as John Lydecker)
*"Dying of Paradise" - 1982 (as Stephen Couper)
*"Doctor Who: Terminus" - 1983 (as John Lydecker)
*"The Ice Belt" - 1983 (as Stephen Couper)
*"The Kids from Fame" - 1983 (as Lisa Todd)
*"The Kids from Fame II" - 1983 (as Lisa Todd)
*"Follower" - 1984
*"Valley of Lights" - 1987
*"Oktober" - 1988
*"Down River" - 1989
*"Rain" - 1990
*"The Boat House" - 1991
*"Nightmare, With Angel" - 1992
*"Red, Red Robin" - 1995
*"Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore" - 2000 (non-fiction work)
*"White Bizango" - 2002
*"Out of His Mind" - 2004 (collection of short stories, winner of the British Fantasy Award)
*"The Spirit Box" - 2005
*"The Painted Bride" - 2006
*"The Kingdom of Bones" - 2007
*"Plots and Misadventures" - 2007 (second collection of short stories)

External links

* [http://www.stephengallagher.com/ Stephen Gallagher's website]
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* [http://brooligan.blogspot.com/ Stephen Gallagher's weblog]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/books/review/Crime-t.html/ New York Times review of The Kingdom of Bones]
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i2456bfa8a8b3972fa0a68ea19bc6b342/ The Hollywood Reporter: CBS, Bruckheimer Meet in Eleventh Hour]

ee also

*List of horror fiction authors