Gavin Scott
Gavin Scott, novelist, broadcaster and writer of the Emmy-winning mini-series “Mists of Avalon”, Dreamworks’ “Small Soldiers” Working Title’s “The Borrowers” and Sci Fi’s “Legends of Earthsea” spent ten years making films for British television before becoming a screenwriter, creating more than two hundred documentaries and short films for BBC and the commercial TV, including UK’s prestigious Channel Four. His first assignment in the United States was with George Lucas, developing and scripting “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles”.
His work ranges from family entertainment (his latest is a series for the BBC called “Spellbinders”) to comedy, science fiction and historical dramas.
He wrote an eight hour adaptation of “War and Peace” for Lux Vida SPA, directed by Robert Dornhelm (“Into the West”, “The Ten Commandments”) and is currently working on “The Physician”, a feature film for UFA Cinema to be directed by Roland Susa Richter (“The Tunnel”), and “The Rocket”, a film for the BBC about George and Robert Stephenson to be directed by Justin Hardy (“1066”).
For Castle Rock he scripted “Brooke”, the saga of an emotionally damaged young 19th century Englishman who set up a dynasty of white rajahs in Sarawak, and “First American”, the story of revolutionary war hero Daniel Boone, who rose above personal tragedy to save America’s western settlements during the Revolutionary War.
He created and executive produced a 22 part television series set in the nineteenth century about the origins of the creative ideas of Jules Verne, which was broadcast around the world.
His post-modern Web series, The Adventures of Edward and Henrietta, which has been described as “Monty Python meets Jules Verne” can be found at www.edandhen.com
These were published by Collins, Andre Deutsch, St Martin’s Press and Penguin Books). His novel “Small Soldiers” was a bestseller for Grosset and Dunlap in 1998, and he has recently written a Dickensian historical novel set in the nineteenth century, “The Adventures of Toby Wey”.
Gavin is also a sculptor, creating shadow boxes similar to those of Joseph Cornell, using mass-produced toys as his medium. He lives with his family in Santa Monica, California
Feature Films:
2010
THE PHYSICIAN
Based on the book by Noah Gordon
UFA Cinema
Director: Roland Susa Richter
GOOD SHARMA
2007
Good Sharma Productions
Starring Joan Allen and Billy Connolly
Director: Suri Krishnamma
THE BATTLE OF TREASURE ISLAND
2003
A family film about a clash between children and pirates at a summer camp
Starring Randy Quaid
Daybreak Pacific Films
Director: Gavin Scott
SMALL SOLDIERS
1998
Dreamworks SKG
A boy’s small toy soldiers come to life.
Director: Joe Dante
THE BORROWERS
1997
Working Title Films
A feature film based on the book by Mary Norton.
Starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie
Director: Peter Hewitt
Television:
2010
THE ROCKET
Justin Hardy Productions for BBC
Director: Justin Hardy
2009
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
ScyFy Channel
Limelight International Productions
WAR AND PEACE
2007
Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy
Lux Vide Productions, Rome
Director: Robert Dornhelm
LEGENDS OF EARTHSEA
2004
Based on the novels by Ursula Le Guin
Sci Fi Channel
Directed by Robert Lieberman
Starring Isabella Rosselini and Danny Glover
THE MISTS OF AVALON
2001
Adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s bestselling Arthurian books
Turner Network Television
THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF
JULES VERNE
1998
22 part series
Crest/Talisman Productions
(Creator/Executive Producer)
BLAZING DRAGONS
1995
Nelvana Productions
Animated TV series telling the Arthurian legends from the dragons’ point of view
(Co-Writer with Terry Jones, Co-Executive Producer)
SPACE PRECINCT X1
1994
Mentorn Films/Gerry Anderson Productions
Episode for the series
THATCHER WORLD
1993
Spitting Image/BBC
Satirical review of the Thatcher years.
SPACE RANGERS
1993
Trilogy Entertainment Group
Episode for the marines in space series
SPACE POLICE
1992/3
Mentorn Films/ Gerry Anderson/BBC
Pilot for a live-action Gerry Anderson series
YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES II
1991/2
Paramount TV/LucasFilm.
Producers: Rick McCullum and George Lucas.
YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES I
1990
Paramount TV/LucasFilm..
Producers: Rick McCullum and George Lucas.
TV series from the movies
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