Andy Lynch (Screenwriter)

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Andy Lynch (Screenwriter)

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Born| 1948 (age 74-75)

St Helens, Merseyside

Occupation| Screenwriter

Andy Lynch is a scriptwriter known for his contributions to television, radio and stage from 1970s onwards. Lynch is responsible for memorable moments in British television history such as the Brookside siege and the Emmerdale plane crash, a storyline which generated the show's highest viewing figures of 18 million.

## Contents

* 1 Early Life
* 2 Career
* 2.1 Radio
* 2.2 Television
* 2.3 Stage
* 2.4 Novel
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early Life[edit]

Andy Lynch was born in St Helens, Merseyside in 1948 to an Irish father and English mother. Growing up, he developed a keen interest in literature and storytelling which ultimately led him to leave his occupation in the chemical industry to pursue a career in scriptwriting.

## Career[edit]

##### Radio[edit]

Andy Lynch began his professional writing career for BBC Radio in early 1970s. Some of Lynch's notable projects include:

* "This Sporting Life" (2014): BBC Radio Four
* "Diary of a Nobody" (2012): BBC Radio Four
* "Badfellas" (2010): Perfectly Normal Productions for BBC Radio Four
* "No Angel" (2010): Perfectly Normal Productions for BBC Radio Four
* "Mugsborough 1917" (2009): BBC Radio Four
* "Mugsborough 1926" (2009): BBC Radio Four
* "A Question of Royalty" (2009): BBC Radio Four
* "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" (2008): BBC Radio Four
* "Mild and Batter": Thirty Minute Theatre, BBC Radio Four
* "The Spam Fritter Man": Six part comedy, BBC Radio Four
* "Cromwell Mansions": Piccadilly Radio, Manchester

##### Television[edit]

Andy Lynch's career in television began in 1982 with BBC TV series "Jury".

* "Moving On" - "Man of Steel" (2018): BBC One
* "Moving On" - "Isabel" (2018): BBC One
* "Moving On" (2014): 2 episodes, BBC One
* "Ragged" (2013): Sky Arts
* "The Street" (2007-2008): 2 episodes, Bafta winning BBC One series
* "Grange Hill" (2006-2008: 14 episodes, BBC One
* "Courtroom" (2005-2006): 8 episodes, Channel Four
* "Hollyoaks" (1996-2000): 65 episodes, Channel Four
* "Brookside" (1982-2004): 174 episodes, Channel Four
* "Moving On" (1998): Grange Hill Spin Off, Channel Four
* "Emmerdale" (1993-1996): 70 episodes, ITV
* "Thief Takers" (1997): ITV
* "Nature's Morphine" (1993): ITV
* "Waterfront Beat" (1991): BBC One
* "Albion Market" (1993): Co-deviser and writer for the ITV series
* "Jury" (1982): Deviser and writer of 13 part series on BBC One

##### Stage[edit]

* "A Night Out" (1990): Edinburgh Fringe Festival
* "Emily" (2016): JB Short, Manchester ft Lee Latchford-Evans
* "Meet the Pooters" (2023)

##### Novel[edit]

* "Mallard: Spies, Speed and Murder" (2018), Endeavour Media Ltd

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