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Amanda Coe (born 1965) is an English screenwriter and novelist. Coe was born in Yorkshire in 1965.〔Anita Sethi, (Amanda Coe: ‘The older I get, the more confident I am about exploring class in my writing’ ), The Guardian, 23 November 2014.〕 She gained an MA in English from Oxford University.〔(Amanda Coe Biography ), United Agents〕 ''Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story'' (2008) was Coe's version of the battle between the 'Clean Up' TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse and Hugh Greene, then Director General of the BBC. She won a BAFTA in 2013 for the BBC Four television adaptation of John Braine's ''Room at the Top''. She also wrote the Channel 4 series ''As If'', the BBC 4 feature ''Margot'', and episodes of ''Shameless'', among other credits . Coe has published two novels, the latest, ''Getting Colder'', was published in November 2014 by Hachett UK.〔India Ross, (‘Getting Colder’, by Amanda Coe ), Financial Times, 14 November 2014.〕 Her first novel, ''What They Do in the Dark'', was published in 2011 by Virago. Both novels deal with the messy balance of public and private lives, taking deep looks into families as they deal with life-changing events.〔Lucy Scholes, (Getting Colder, Amanda Coe, review: The fake story spun and the real story unfolding ), The Independent, 2 November 2014.〕 She is the screenwriter for BBC's 2015 three-part series on the Bloomsbury Set, Life in Squares, a biopic about the influential group of artists including Virginia Woolf.〔Antonia Molloy, (New BBC drama Life in Squares to track lives of Bloomsbury Set ), The Independent, 18 August 2014.〕 The series has received positive reviews for risk-taking approach to a period drama.〔Holly Williams, (Life in Squares: The BBC’s new drama about the Bloomsbury group may be risqué - but does it go far enough? ), The Independent, 25 July 2015.〕 Coe says her writing often has comic tones and frequently explores issues of class. Childhood is also a common theme in both her novels and screenwriting.〔〔Carrie O'Grady, (What They Do in the Dark by Amanda Coe – review ), The Guardian, 29 July 2011.〕 In addition to her original work as a writer, she serves as a screenwriting associate at the National Film and Television School.〔 She lives in London with her husband and two children.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amanda Coe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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