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Stephen Gallagher

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Stephen Gallagher (born 13 October 1954) is an English screenwriter and novelist. Gallagher was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.

Career

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Gallagher has written novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series Doctor Who — for which he wrote two serials, Warriors' Gate (1981) and Terminus (1983)—as well as for the series Rosemary & Thyme and Bugs, for two seasons of which he was script consultant along with Brian Clemens. He adapted his own novel Chimera as a 90-minute dramatized audio drama for BBC Radio 4 in 1985,[1] and as a miniseries of the same name that was shown on ITV in 1991. He also directed the miniseries adaptation of Oktober, as well as writing the feature-length episode The Kingdom of Bones for the BBC series Murder Rooms.

He created and wrote a science-based series for ITV, Eleventh Hour, starring Patrick Stewart as a government science investigator and advisor. The programme was rumoured to be ITV's answer to the new series of Doctor Who, but was more in the tradition of the hard-science thriller. Gallagher's series format was acquired for a US television remake by the CSI trio of CBS, Jerry Bruckheimer and director Danny Cannon. The series aired on CBS and starred Rufus Sewell and Marley Shelton.

Life Line, broadcast in 2007, was a two-part supernatural mystery starring Ray Stevenson, Joanne Whalley and Jemima Rooper. Gallagher was later lead writer and story supervisor on NBC's 13-part series Crusoe, screened in 2008/2009, and contributed two episodes to the US version of Eleventh Hour including Medea, the season finale. In 2009 he served as Co-Executive Producer on Bruckheimer's crime show The Forgotten, starring Christian Slater. Legacy, a two-part story for season 16 of the BBC's Silent Witness, was Best Drama winner in the 2013 European Science TV and New Media Awards. He later wrote episodes of Stan Lee's Lucky Man.

Bibliography

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Novels

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Original

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Omnibus

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Novelizations

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Non-fiction

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  • Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore – 2000

Screenplays

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Radio and Audio

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  • The Last Rose of Summer – 1977 (6x30’, Piccadilly Radio)
  • Hunters’ Moon – 1978 (8x30, Piccadilly Radio)
  • The Humane Solution – 1979 (90’, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre)
  • The Babylon Run – 1979 (4x30, Piccadilly Radio)
  • An Alternative to Suicide – 1979 (90’, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre)
  • A Resistance to Pressure – 1980 (90’, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre)
  • Chimera – 1985 (90’, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre)
  • The Kingston File – 1987 (90’, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre)
  • The Wonderful Visit – 1988 (45’, H. G. Wells adaptation, BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre)
  • By the River, Fontainebleau – 1988 (30’, BBC Radio 4 Fear on Four)
  • The Horn – 1989 (30’, BBC Radio 4 Fear on Four)
  • The Visitors’ Book – 1992 (15', short story, BBC Radio 4, reader Terence Edmond)
  • Life Line – 1993 (30’, BBC Radio 4, Fear on Four)
  • The Bedlam Detective – 2012 (Audiobook, Dreamscape Media, reader Michael Page)
  • The Kingdom of Bones – 2013 (Audiobook, Oakhill Publishing, reader Jonathan Keeble)
  • The Box – 2013 (30’, Hammer Chillers, Bafflegab Productions)
  • The Bedlam Detective – 2014 (Audiobook, Oakhill Publishing, reader Jonathan Keeble)
  • Nightmare Country – 2019 (Doctor Who: The Lost Stories, Big Finish Productions)
  • Warriors’ Gate – 2019 (Audiobook, BBC Audio, reader Jon Culshaw)
  • Casting the Runes – 2019 (M. R. James adaptation, Bafflegab Productions)
  • Terminus – 2019 (Audiobook, BBC Audio, reader Steven Pacey)
  • The Kairos Ring – 2021 (Audio original, BBC Audio, reader Steven Pacey)

Theatre

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Short fiction - Collections

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Comics

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Stories[5]

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Key to collections: CA=Comparative Anatomy, OOHM= Out of his Mind, PM=Plots & Misadventures

Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
A Mystery for Julie Chu 2021 Beyond the Veil, ed Mark Morris, Flame Tree Press CA Hunting magical memorabilia
Blame the French 2013 Twisted Histories, ed Scott Harrison, Snowbooks CA Odysseus in a pub
By the River, Fontainebleau 2001 "By the River, Fontainebleau". F&SF. 71 (2): 77–90. August 1986. OOHM French Impressionist horror
Casey, Where He Lies 1991 Imagination 8, ed Ian Murphy, Kingfisher Press OOHM Master tape of the dead
Comparative Anatomy 1990 Night Visions 8, Dark Harvest CA Mystery sea cruise
Dead Man’s Handle 1990 Night Visions 8, Dark Harvest Northern Chills, ed Graeme Hurry, 1994 Low-rent park ride haunting
DeVice 1991 Hotter Blood, ed Jeff Gelb BDSM goes wrong
Doctor Hood 2003 The Dark, ed Ellen Datlow, TOR Books PM Scientific ghost hunt
Dracula 2018 Dark Mirages, ed Paul Kane, PS Publishing Commissioned BBC screenplay, 2 parts
Driving Force 1989 Fear Magazine, ed John Gilbert, May/June 1989, July 1989 (in two parts) OOHM Meat eating car
EELS 2007 "Eels". Postscripts Magazine. 1 (10). Spring 2007. CA Eel breeding neighbour
Eternal Flame 2013 Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, ed Jacob Edwards, issue 55 Magic gas tank
Fancy That! 1995 Shivers for Christmas, ed Richard Dalby, Michael O’Mara Books OOHM Rat breeder and customer
Feeding Frenzy 2001 Walking in Eternity, ed Julian Eales, Factor Fiction Doctor Who charity short
God’s Bright Little Engine 1994 Tombs, ed Peter Crowther and Edward E Kramer, White Wolf Publishing OOHM Repairman revenant
Heroes and Villains (alt:Cheeky Boy) 2015 The Doll Collection, ed Ellen Datlow, TOR Books CA Creepy ventriloquism
Homebodies 1992 Dark at Heart, ed Karen and Joe R Lansdale, Dark Harvest Precursor to Red, Red Robin
Hounded 2022 Bonus e-story, Subterranean Press Scheming dogs
Hunter, Killer 1990 Night Visions 8, Dark Harvest PM A bit like Predator
In Gethsemane 1995 Heaven Sent, ed Peter Crowther, DAW Books CA, OOHM Conjuror vs Spiritualist
Jailbird for Jesus 2003 The Best British Mysteries, ed Maxim Jakubowski PM Convenience store, undercover cop
Life Line 1989 Dark Fantasies, ed Christopher Morgan, Legend CA, OOHM Haunted chat line
Like Clockwork 1987 "Like Clockwork". The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. 72 (3): 21–35. March 1987. PM Body part replacement tech
Like Shadows in the Dark 1987 Shadows 10, ed Charles L Grant, Doubleday OOHM Precursor to The Boat House (1)
Little Angels 2004 Out of his Mind, collection, PS Publishing CA, OOHM Grandma’s revenge
Little Dead Girl Singing 2002 Darrell Schweitzer; George H Scithers, eds. (March 1987). "Like Clockwork". Weird Tales. 55 (3). DNA Publications. CA, PM Weird Child in a contest
Magpie 1991 Final Shadows, ed Charles L Grant, Doubleday CA, OOHM Schoolboy revenge
Melody James 2018 The Brooligan Press The carny and the spy
Misadventure 2007 Inferno, ed Ellen Datlow, TOR Books CA Spooky leisure centre
Modus Operandi 1989 New Crimes, ed Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson OOHM Child and a burglary
Mousetrap 1992 The Little Book of Horrors, ed Sebastian Wolfe, Xanadu Short short
My Repeater 2001 "My repeater". F&SF. 100 (1): 122–136. January 2001. CA, PM Time travelling failures
Night Flight 2023 Great British Horror 8, ed Steve J Shaw, Black Shuck Books Author stalks fan
Nightmare, with Angel 1983 "Nightmare, with Angel". F&SF. 65 (5). November 1983. Arizona motel killer. Unrelated to the novel of the same title
No Life For Me Without You, Vodyanoi 1985 "No Life For Me Without You, Vodyanoi". F&SF. 69 (3). September 1985. OOHM Precursor to The Boat House (2)
Not Here, Not Now 1995 Cold Cuts 3, ed Paul Lewis, Steve Lockley, Alun Books CA, OOHM Reckless driver comeuppance
O, Virginia 1997 Shades of Blonde, ed Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge CA, OOHM Parts of the stars
Old, Red Shoes 1998 Jack the Ripper, ed Susan Casper and Gardner Dozois, Futura OOHM Ripper office pranksters
One Dove 2014 Subterranean Magazine, ed William Schafer, Subterranean Press CA Edwardian crime
Out of Bedlam 2012 Crimetime Online Edwardian crime
Poisoned 1997 Kimota 6, ed Graeme Hurry OOHM Childhood accident with a twist
Restraint 2004 Postscripts Magazine 1, ed Peter Crowther, PS Publishing CA, PM Pursued by ex, night, road, kids
Ribbon of Darkness, Over Me 1989 "Ribbon of Darkness, Over Me". F&SF. 77 (2). August 1989. Precursor to Down River
Shepherds’ Business 2017 New Fears, ed Mark Morris, Titan Books CA Scottish island horror
The Adventure of the Seven Unnatural Women 2022 Gaslight Ghouls, ed Charles Prepolec and J R Campbell Sherlock Holmes
The Back of His Hand 1990 Night Visions 8, Dark Harvest CA, PM Tattoo removal shocker
The Backtrack 2022 Comparative Anatomy, Subterranean Press CA Buried secrets in a scrapped car
The Beautiful Feast of the Valley 2018 The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories, ed Stephen Jones, Skyhorse Publishing CA Plutarch in the machine
The Blackwood Oak 2007 Plots and Misadventures (collection) Hunting fairies with pickup truck and cattle prod
The Boy Who Talked to the Animals 1985 "The Boy Who Talked to the Animals". F&SF. 68 (2). February 1985. CA Theme park behind the scenes
The Box 2006 Retro Pulp Tales, ed Joe R Lansdale, Subterranean Press CA Haunted helicopter escape
The Bucket Woman 2006 British Fantasy Society calendar Short short horror
The Butterfly Garden 2006 Joe R Lansdale’s Lords of the Razor, ed William Schafer and Bill Sheehan, Subterranean Press CA Teen of the Flies
The Drain 1990 Fantasy Tales, ed Stephen Jones, David A Sutton OOHM Kids on a quest
The Governess 2021 The Brooligan Press CA Winner of the Arthur Conan Doyle Society’s inaugural award for fiction
The Horn 1989 Arrows of Eros, ed Alex Stewart, New English Library OOHM Dead Mistress in a snowstorm
The Kairos Ring 2021 BBC Audio original Dr Who spinoff novella
The Jigsaw Girl 1986 Shadows 9, ed Charles L Grant, Doubleday OOHM Fortune telling toy
The Plot 2006 Subterranean Magazine 5, ed William Schafer, Subterranean Press CA, PM Revenge on Victorian cleric
The Price 1985 "The Price". Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. 9 (6). May 1985. CA Twist of fate
The Sluice 1992 Narrow Houses, ed Peter Crowther, Little, Brown OOHM Uncanny care home tale
The Visitors’ Book 1991 Darklands, ed Nicholas Royle, Egerton Press CA, OOHM Dread in a holiday home
The Wishing Ball 1987 Winter Chills 2, ed Peter Coleborn, British Fantasy Society PM Snuffing mom’s ex
To Dance by the Light of the Moon 1986 "To Dance by the Light of the Moon". F&SF. 70 (1). January 1986. CA Stalking the late night DJ
Twisted Hazel 2020 Tales of Dark Fantasy, ed William Schafer, Subterranean Press CA Young ghost made homeless
With Her in Spirit 2013 Thirteen (audio original), Fantom Publishing Inspired by true story

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Radio - Chimera, StephenGallagher.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Saturn 3: The 1980s' Weirdest Sci-fi Movie". 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "The Restored Novelisation – Stephen Gallagher".
  4. ^ Cormack, Morgan. "Doctor Who Target books add 5 new novelisations for 2023". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
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