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I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.

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Andrew Davies
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: September 30
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I'm glad nobody has asked me to adapt 'Wuthering Heights' because I think I would make a mess of it. Everybody makes a mess of it. I think the Bronte Sisters are mad.
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Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
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Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.
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I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, which was the most beautiful car. I'd like to have another unusual, beautiful car.
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As a fairly innocent teenager, growing up in a village in Wales, I just thought, God, I would like to go and hang about Soho and write great poetry and try to avoid drinking myself to death.
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I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
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You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.
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I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
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