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A scouser born and bred, I now find myself in the South with my good lady! I studied drama in London, did a few commercials in Italy, a couple of touring productions in the UK and the odd voiceover, as well as a couple of independent films. I am now concentrating on writing more than performing. My radio play Turning The Tide has been accepted for production by the Wireless Theatre Company (more news to follow). I also enjoy writing short stories and will post any that are finished and deemed worthy of your attention as blogs. All comments/critiques are welcome!
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My Interests

Writing, performing, travelling, football, reading

I'd like to meet:

Interesting, creative people

Music:

Tori Amos, Paul Weller, Genesis, Dire Straits, Madness, The Divine Comedy, Willy Porter, Suede, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Rush, Tenacious D, Magnum, Supertramp, Fleetwood Mac

Movies:

The Shawshank Redemption, The Apartment, all the Monty Python films, Finding Forrester, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Still Crazy, The Untouchables, Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Hannah and Her Sisters, North By Northwest, The Jerk, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, A Fish Called Wanda, Pulp Fiction, Withnail and I, Young Frankenstein, Schindler's List, The Fisher King

Television:

Life on Mars, Sea of Souls, Doctor Who, Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister, QI, Black Books, Red Dwarf, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Ripping Yarns, any Michael Palin Travelogue

Books:

Anything by Dick Francis, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Stephen King, Bernard Cornwell

Heroes:

Michael Palin, Steve Martin, Douglas Adams, Kevin Kline, Willy Russell

My Blog

Bad Apples

They waited from their vantage point high up in the trees. Every now and then an unsuspecting visitor would pass under or, better still, sit directly beneath them. Then they would time their moment c...
Posted by Gareth Brownbill on Wed, 23 May 2007 02:04:00 PST

First Night

They did a good job getting him ready. It was a stranger's face that looked back at him from the mirror. Why do I let myself get talked into this? he thought. They were persuasive, that's why, he an...
Posted by Gareth Brownbill on Tue, 22 May 2007 03:22:00 PST

For Nyssa - a Doctor Who short story

This is something I wrote for a Dr Who short story competition recently. Anyone familiar with the series only need to know that it features the fifth Doctor and Nyssa. You may now read on. For anyone...
Posted by Gareth Brownbill on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:09:00 PST

The Affair

Peter asked Clare to meet him in an inconspicuous little bar he'd spotted driving home from work one evening. Inside, it was dimly-lit and quiet, with secluded little alcoves where people could talk ...
Posted by Gareth Brownbill on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:26:00 PST

Old Ground - A short ghost story I wrote a little while ago. Hope you enjoy it!

Heavy rain had been falling since I left the village and a strong wind was blowing. Needless to say, I wasn't in a good mood. When Jane and I have an argument, boy, do we have an argument, I thought r...
Posted by Gareth Brownbill on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:19:00 PST