Troy Kennedy Martin

Troy Kennedy Martin
Born(1932-02-15)15 February 1932
Died15 September 2009(2009-09-15) (aged 77)
OccupationScreenwriter
RelativesIan Kennedy Martin (brother)

Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter. He created the long-running BBC TV police series Z-Cars (1962–1978), and the award-winning 1985 anti-nuclear drama Edge of Darkness. He also wrote the screenplay for the original version of The Italian Job (1969). His last film was Ferrari (2023), which was posthumously released.