Articles about Danny Brocklehurst
Harlan Coben, Prime Video team up for Lazarus
Harlan Coben and the team behind Netflix hit Fool Me Once have now partnered with Prime Video for psychological mystery thriller Lazarus.
BBC, Stan buy more Ten Pound Poms
The BBC is returning down under for a second season of period drama Ten Pound Poms.
Netflix bookmarks new Harlan Coben adaptations
Netflix has announced two new Harlan Coben novels, Missing You and Run Away, will be adapted for television.
Fool’s gold
Fool Me Once marks the fifth collaboration between novelist Harlan Coben and screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst. They tell DQ about their partnership behind the Netflix series and how they try to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Down under and dirty
Ten Pound Poms dramatises the true story of the Britons who paid for the chance to start a new life down under in the 1950s. Writer Danny Brocklehurst and executive producer Joel Wilson tell DQ about creating this characterful drama and taking the polish off the period genre.
Holiday nightmare
No Return star Sheridan Smith, writer Danny Brocklehurst and executive producer Nicola Shindler reveal how this four-part series puts an ordinary family in extraordinary circumstances when their teenage son is arrested on holiday.
Best of the best
In this DQTV special, some of the television industry’s biggest names reveal their choice of the most influential drama of the past 21 years, with suggestions including The Sopranos, The West Wing, Breaking Bad and The Bridge.
Just one more
In the age of binge-watching, what makes a compelling drama that demands viewers watch the next episode immediately? DQ speaks to a host of writers to find out how they keep audiences hooked to the very end.
Safe pair of hands
With so much TV to choose from, viewers can be very fickle – so how do you keep hold of them? Writing for DQ, screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst talks about the contrasting styles he used in his two most recent commissions, BBC1’s Come Home and Netflix’s Safe.
Unlocking Safe
Dexter star Michael C Hall, writers Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst and exec producer Nicola Shindler reveal the secrets behind making new Netflix and Canal+ thriller Safe.
Red hot TV
With credits including Happy Valley, Cucumber and The Five, Red Production Company has built a reputation for being a writers’ producer. DQ speaks to executive producer Nicola Shindler – and some of the A-list scribes lining up to work with her.
Scripted formats show writers’ double vision
Hardly a week goes by without some new development on the scripted format front. So here we explore 12 of the shows that have been adapted – successfully and unsuccessfully – for the US, and the writing teams behind them.
Five high: Mark Tonderai on his new Sky1 series
Director Mark Tonderai talks to Michael Pickard about helming every episode of new Sky1 drama The Five and finding inspiration from football managers.
High Five: Harlan Coben on his first original TV show
Prolific author Harlan Coben says he’s ‘shooting for greatness’ with The Five, his first original TV series. DQ talks to the novelist and others behind the production and finds out why they’re convinced they’ve got their hands on a five-star hit.