Tony Basgallop

Anthony John Basgallop (born July 1968) is a British television writer best known for writing Inside Men (2012), What Remains (2013), Servant (2019–2023), and the miniseries To the Ends of the Earth, an adaptation of William Golding's trilogy. Early career Basgallop wrote an episode of Children's Ward, which aired on ITV. In 1998 he wrote an episode of Casualty, called "Toys and Boys", in series 13. The episode was watched by 12.58 million viewers. In 2000, he wrote the crime drama Summer in the Suburbs, which was directed by David Attwood. Between 1996 and 2002, Basgallop wrote forty-four EastEnders episodes. His first episode aired on 21 October 1996 and last one on 3 December 2002. In 2001, he wrote the first episode of The Residents, and the comedy short It's Not You, It's Me. In 2004, he wrote an episode of Outlaws called The Soft Spot. In 2003 and 2004, he wrote two episodes of Teachers. Further career and Golding He worked again with David Attwood on an adaptation of William Golding's trilogy set on a British sea voyage to Australia. It was known as To the Ends of the Earth (2005). Basgallop worked on three of its episodes after the death of its original writer, Leigh Jackson. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, the miniseries was nominated for two awards. The first award was the Golden FIPA for TV Series and Serials, and the second was the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial.