Mark Tavener
| Mark Tavener | |
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| Born | Plymouth, England |
| Died | 18 October 2007 (aged 54–55) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Genre | comedy, satire |
| In the Red | |
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| Creator | Mark Tavener |
| Original work | In the Red (1989) |
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| Absolute Power | |
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Mark Tavener (1952/1953 - 23 October 2007) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist best known for his BBC radio and television series In the Red (BBC Radio Four, 1995-1999/BBC Two, 1998) and Absolute Power (BBC Radio Four, 2000-2006/BBC Two 2005-2007), both of which came out of his PG Wodehouse Prize nominated novel In the Red (Hutchinson, 1989).
Tavener was born and brought up in Plymouth and educated at Plymouth College, before attending Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Tavener wrote a satirical novel, In the Red (Hutchinson, 1989), about fictional BBC Crime Reporter George Cragge's investigation into the serial killing of London bank managers, a small political party contesting a by-election, and a plan to overthrow the Director-General of the BBC, drawing on his early experiences working for the BBC and the Liberal Party. Working with comedy-writer Peter Baynham he later adapted this into a seven-part radio series of the same name (BBC Radio 4, 1995), which was produced by Paul Schlesinger. He reunited with Schlesinger for the six-part sequel series In the Balance (BBC Radio 4, 1997), about George Cragge's investigation into a series of murders during a FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium, a summit of EU leaders and an upcoming general election, which he wrote alone. The three-part television series In the Red (BBC Two, 1998), was adapted by Malcolm Bradbury without input from Tavener, who was working with Schlesinger on a second six-part sequel series In the Chair (BBC Radio 4, 1998), about George Cragge's investigation into a series of murders of dentists linked to New Labour policy. A third and final six-part sequel series In the End (BBC Radio 4, 1999), about George Cragge's investigation into a series of murders of journalists, was written by Tavener and produced by Schlesinger and Dawn Ellis.
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