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Troy Kennedy Martin

Writing • Born 1932

Troy Kennedy Martin

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About

Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter best known for creating the long running BBC TV police series Z-Cars, and for the award-winning 1985 anti-nuclear drama Edge of Darkness. Kennedy Martin's best-known work for the cinema was the screenplay for the original version of The Italian Job.

Known for

The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964Z-Cars posterZ-CarsSeries • 1962The Sweeney posterThe SweeneySeries • 1975The Italian Job posterThe Italian JobMovie • 2003Softly, Softly posterSoftly, SoftlySeries • 1966ITV Play of the Week posterITV Play of the WeekSeries • 1955Out of the Unknown posterOut of the UnknownSeries • 1965Redcap posterRedcapSeries • 1964Reilly: Ace of Spies posterReilly: Ace of SpiesSeries • 1983The Italian Job posterThe Italian JobMovie • 1969Ferrari posterFerrariMovie • 2023Red Heat posterRed HeatMovie • 1988Kelly's Heroes posterKelly's HeroesMovie • 1970Edge of Darkness posterEdge of DarknessSeries • 1985Hostile Waters posterHostile WatersMovie • 1997Red Dust posterRed DustMovie • 2004Bravo Two Zero posterBravo Two ZeroMovie • 1999