Glenn Chandler

Glenn Chandler
Born (1949-03-12) 12 March 1949 (age 75)
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, novelist
NationalityScottish
PeriodModern
GenreCrime fiction
SubjectMurder
Notable worksTaggart
Notable awardsBAFTA
1991 best drama series award – Taggart

Writers' Guild Award
1993 best original drama series – Taggart

Glenn Chandler (born 12 March 1949) is a Scottish playwright, novelist, producer and theatre director. He has written plays for theatre and radio, original screenplays for television and films, television series, and also novels.[1] His best known work is the Scottish television detective series Taggart, which was commissioned by Scottish Television for the ITV Network from 2 July 1985 until 7 November 2010, and which continues to be broadcast around the world.[2] Since the completion of Taggart in 2010, Glenn Chandler has focused on writing for the theatre, with a consistent run of productions in both London and Edinburgh.[3]

  1. ^ "MBA official bibliography and full list of writing credits for Glenn Chandler". Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Glenn Chandler discusses his love of theatre and his new play The Lamplighters" Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine The Upcoming Retrieved 10 February 2019