Scott, Gavin Duncan, b 1950 (Author and Screenwriter)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1950
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
Bigg New World Scripts, 1992 - 1993
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/2/6/2
Scope and Contents
Various word-processed versions of a pilot/episode one script, along with other items, written by Gavin Scott for a proposed children's television puppet series, Bigg New World, which centred around the character of Mr. Bigg. This series was developed by Spitting Image Productions Limited for the BBC, but it never went into production. However, the Mr. Bigg character later featured in short inserts made for the BBC children's television show, ...
Dates:
1992 - 1993
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File
Correspondence and Other Documentation, 1991 - 1994
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/2/6/1
Scope and Contents
A file composed primarily of correspondence between Spitting Image Productions Limited, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Spanish television channel, Canal+, regarding the development of a children's television puppet show, Bigg New World. Topics include, but are not limited to: the work of Gavin Scott on an initial script and subsequent revisions; and a later script written by Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil for a new programme featuring the character of...
Dates:
1991 - 1994
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Sub-Sub-Series
Thatcherworld, 1993 - 1994
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/2/4
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the television film, Thatcherworld, produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and aired on BBC 2, on 24 October 1993. This 40-minute film was part of a series of programmes shown on BBC 2, between 23 and 29 October 1993, which examined the legacy of Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership.The following files/items are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this...
Dates:
1993 - 1994
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