Charles Wood 's Theatre of War
When he wrote the award-winning Tumbledown, Charles Wood was returning to a theme which he has been exploring for nearly 30 years. Wood is the author of more than 100 scripts for stage, TV and cinema, from films such as The Knack to the BBC comedy series
Don't Forget to Write. But he is also a former regular soldier, and from historical epics like H and The Charge of the Light
Brigade to the vicious attack on the myths of the Second World War in Dingo, Wood has dramatised his own fiercely ambivalent feelings about war and heroism. Bookmark turns the limelight on this fascinating and neglected writer, with contributions from Richard Eyre , Peter Nichols , Richard Lester , Robert Lawrence , MC, and others, and specially-filmed extracts from Wood's stage plays featuring Richard Griffiths and Paul Shelley. Film editor MICHAEL FLYNN Executive producer NIGEL WILLIAMS
Producer ROLAND KEATING