Emilia di Girolamo is a British television screenwriter,[citation needed] and author.[1] Di Girolamo has also written articles and blog posts for The Guardian newspaper.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Di Girolamo got a First in Drama from Middlesex University,[citation needed] and remained at that institution for a PhD focusing on the rehabilitation of offenders using drama-based techniques.[citation needed][3]
Writing career
[edit]Di Girolamo started writing for the popular long-running drama EastEnders in 2008.[citation needed] She joined the core writing team for series 3 and 4 of Law & Order: UK in 2009, and was Lead Writer and took on a Co-Producer role for series 5 and 6.[citation needed] She penned a total of 13 episodes before announcing her departure after season 6 (to pursue other projects).[citation needed] Di Girolamo returned as a guest writer to do the two-part season opener for season 7, "Tracks" and "Tremors".[citation needed]
Di Girolamo joined The Tunnel as showrunner for season 3, The Tunnel: Vengeance, a Kudos/Sky Atlantic production that aired in December 2017.[4] Later,[when?] she wrote the script for an episode of the period drama Medici: Masters of Florence.[citation needed]
In 2021, di Girolamo wrote the television drama miniseries Deceit.[5][third-party source needed] She then adapted a series of Louise Penny novels as lead writer, and served as executive producer (alongside series lead Alfred Molina and others) for the police drama Three Pines for Amazon Prime Video.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Di Girolamo, Emilia (September 1999). Freaky. PULP Faction. ISBN 9781901072150. Retrieved 16 April 2024.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Emilia di Girolamo. "Emilia di Girolamo". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Di Girolamo, E. (2000). A Critical Examination of the Use of Drama With Offenders in Prison and on Probation (PhD thesis). Middlesex University School of Arts and Education. Retrieved 16 April 2024.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "The Tunnel season 3 gets first look images". 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Writer and Executive Producer Emilia di Girolamo". channel4.com. Channel 4. 6 August 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (2 September 2021). "Alfred Molina to Star in Amazon Police Drama Series 'Three Pines' From 'The Crown' Producer Left Bank". Deadline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.