In fact I was always treated so beautifully by everyone, and I just had a wonderful, wonderful time”. When I asked her if she’d had a difficult battle as a woman in such a male-dominated world, she replied, “Personally I don’t recall any of that sort of thing.
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The deliciously spooky Quiet As a Nun (1978), from Antonia Fraser’s novel, became the most famous of Thames’ Armchair Thriller series after Jones spotted the story’s great visual potential and recommended it to this day it remains a cult classic and even, to her surprise and delight, made it to No 63 in Channel 4’s 100 Scariest Moments in 2003.Ī whole generation grew up with her dramatisations of children’s books on the BBC especially well-remembered are the eerie The Enchanted Castle (1979) and The Phoenix and the Carpet (1976), both from books by E Nesbit.
Many of her dramatisations were television events of their day, Our Mutual Friend in 1976 (with Churchill) being one example. Churchill’s work was blessed with a cheerful tenderness that sweetened often rather cheeky premises they created the 1974 comedy series Moody and Pegg, about the love-hate relationship between a couple reluctantly sharing a home. She formed an occasional and fruitful partnership with another actor-writer, Donald Churchill, author of a happy run of inimitable mid-life crisis comedies. Take Three Girls (1969), a deservedly popular series featuring three young independent women sharing a London flat, was the brainchild of BBC’s Head of Plays, Gerald Savory: Jones’ contribution won her first prize in the drama section at the Prague Television Festival. British television was the best because of our enormous literary tradition.” “This was the most marvellous time to be a writer,” she said, “a time of wonderful producers who were so experienced in literature and theatre. Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones was born in Los Angeles, California USA, on 9 February 1993 her zodiac sign is Aquarius and she holds American nationality. Speaking to me in 2003, she recalled that era with complete delight. As a writer she was staggeringly prolific, charming but strong-willed.
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