Nigel Kneale

Screenwriter and producer

Nigel Kneale was a British television writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the science fiction series Quatermass and the classic Hammer horror films. Kneale was born in 1921 in Leicester, England, and began his career in television in the 1950s. He worked on numerous shows, including the popular series Stranger in the Mirror and The House of Hammer. Kneale was a prolific writer and producer,...