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Neil Cross

Neil Cross

Neil Cross is the author of several novels including Always the Sun and Burial, as well as the bestselling memoir Heartland. He has been lead scriptwriter for the two most recent seasons of the acclaimed BBC spy drama series Spooks and continues to... Read full bio

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My life in 8 words: "The life I dreamed of, with less sleep."
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    1. Neil Cross discusses Luther: The Calling
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    4. Authors Revealed: Neil Cross
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    5. Introducing Neil Cross
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    6. Bestselling Author Neil Cross Talks about his New Novel
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    7. Neil Cross: Natural History and Burial
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    8. Meet Neil Cross
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Neil Cross Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. I can't imagine ever being in a position where I might need one, or could use one without looking like an imbecile.  "A guilty conscience needs to confess," you say. "A work of art is a confession." You think you sound like Dorothy Parker, but actually you sound like the windy old buffoon you so patently are. I wouldn't mind having my own catchphrase, though, if I could only think of one that wouldn't get on my family's nerves after about five minutes. So it would probably be - "I'll put the kettle on, shall I?", or; "Yes, you can play on the Wii." Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. "tea", "cup", "kettle" and "that bloody dog." Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Exactly the same as everyone else's. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. The ability to touch type. The ability to draw, paint, sing, play a musical instrument, fix things, make things. But the fact that I never bothered to learn a single one of these things would appear to indicate that, really, I'm not that interested in any of them. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. That's a dangerous game to start playing. I don't identify with (or even slightly resemble) any of my many heroes. It worries me that, because I've never had cause to be brave, I might lack the capacity. So I most identify with the scum and the cowards, fearing that, but for an accident of history, I'd be walking amongst them. Learn more about Neil Cross

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Booktrade - Book2Book, May 18, 2012
...Belinda Bauer makes the longlist for the second year running with Darkside, following her critically acclaimed debut, Blacklands. Neil Cross, who will be discussing the hit TV series Luther at this year's Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival,...
Booktrade - Book2Book, April 27, 2012
...include a dedicated look at award-winning BBC TV series Luther (including insights into the new series) with author/screenwriter Neil Cross, journalist Miranda Sawyer and cast and crew; Swedish superstar Camilla Lackberg discussing the art of...
Filmstalker, March 23, 2012
...risking his own life, and even connecting with a killer who draws out some strange feelings in him. Neil Cross' character is definitely a different detective to the one we've seen and the portrayal on BBC by the excellent Idris Elba is a great one that...
Den of Geek, March 2, 2012
...18 months of silence, though, it seems that Raimi’s Triffids movie really is going ahead, with writer Neil Cross hired to get its script together. Cross, as you’re probably aware, is a novelist and screenwriter responsible for Luther, Spooks , and a...
ScreenGeek, March 1, 2012
...Neil Cross will sow the seeds for the hostile plants sci-fi remake...
411mania.com, February 29, 2012
...A writer from MI-5 and Luther... Ghost House PIctures announced today via press release that Neil Cross has been hired to write The Day of the Triffids. Cross is best known for his work on BBC shows MI-5 and Luther and will write the film to...
Onion AV Club, February 29, 2012
...Neil Cross has signed on to do the screenplay for that Day Of The Triffids remake/adaptation that Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert are co-producing. As previously reported, Raimi says he would...
Southern Reporter, April 13, 2012
...the homesters, Nwanze pulled out the stops once more in keeping out a Patereck effort from an O’Neil cross. Hawick’s assistant manager Graeme Chadwick commented: “I thought we deserved to win but once again we failed to make the most of our...
Tribune Chronicle, April 8, 2012
...worked for Republic Steel and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Neil Cross of Elyria and Cornelius Keith Cross of Ontario; two daughters, Emma Jean Towns of Jacksonville, Ala., and Kathy J. Peters of Mentor; 15...
Chorley Guardian, April 6, 2012
...PHOTO: NEIL CROSS Traveller Patty Linfoot at the site on Hut Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley A public inquiry into a traveller camp in Chorley has heard how tensions between Romany gypsy families...
Chorley Guardian, April 3, 2012
...PHOTO: NEIL CROSS Patricia Cloy, Steve Murfitt and Michelle Jordan having problems with overgrown trees in Clayton-le-Woods RESIDENTS in Clayton-le-Woods are fed up of trees taking control of their neighbourhood. Locals on...
Chorley Guardian, April 3, 2012
...PHOTO: NEIL CROSS Patricia Cloy, Steve Murfitt and Michelle Jordan having problems with overgrown trees in Clayton-le-Woods Residents in Clayton-le-Woods are fed up of trees overshadowing their neighbourhood. Locals on the Daisy...
Leyland Guardian, April 3, 2012
...PHOTO: NEIL CROSS Patricia Cloy, Steve Murfitt and Michelle Jordan having problems with overgrown trees in Clayton-le-Woods RESIDENTS in Clayton-le-Woods are fed up of trees taking control of their neighbourhood. Locals on...
Investegate, April 3, 2012
...see as being more resilient, such as renewable energy, which we see as having promising growth prospects. Dr Neil Cross Chairman 3 April 2012 Manager's report The sector analysis of Albion Technology & General VCT PLC's investment portfolio as at 31...