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An historical drama following the relationship between Queen Anne; Sarah, Lady Marlborough; and Abigail Hill, Lady Marlborough's poor cousin.
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Deborah Davis originally developed the script, as early as 1998, and Tony McNamara came onto the project once it was slated for development, prior to 2013.
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Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Tony McNamara
2020
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— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 June 2020;'Before becoming a playwright, screenwriter and showrunner, Tony McNamara was a stockbroker who had failed year 11 English. Now, after being nominated for an Oscar for The Favourite, he brings his acerbic dialogue and honest storytelling to his new TV series, The Great. “I saw a lot of Pinter, a lot of Mamet, Caryl Churchill … I was struck by how visceral it was, how you could get a rhythm going that really carries an audience along.” By Evan Williams.'
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Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Tony McNamara
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 June 2020;'Before becoming a playwright, screenwriter and showrunner, Tony McNamara was a stockbroker who had failed year 11 English. Now, after being nominated for an Oscar for The Favourite, he brings his acerbic dialogue and honest storytelling to his new TV series, The Great. “I saw a lot of Pinter, a lot of Mamet, Caryl Churchill … I was struck by how visceral it was, how you could get a rhythm going that really carries an audience along.” By Evan Williams.'
Awards
- 2019 winner AWGIE Awards — Feature Film - Original
- 2019 winner British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Original Screenplay
- 2019 winner British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Outstanding British Film
- 2019 nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Best Director
- 2019 nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Best Film
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