Writing
Fay Weldon
Born September 22, 1931 · Birmingham, England, UK · Died January 4, 2023
Biography
Fay Weldon (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was a British author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including Puffball (1980), The Cloning of Joanna May (1989), Wicked Women (1995) and The Bulgari Connection (2000), but was most well-known as the writer of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983) which was televised by the BBC in 1986.
Known for
5.8
She-Devil
Novel
8.4
Upstairs, Downstairs
Writer
7.3
Pride and Prejudice
Writer, Creator
4.3
Puffball
Novel
7.9
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Novel
7.2
Omnibus
1967 · Series
6.9
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Writer
7.1
The South Bank Show
1978 · Series
7.7
Armchair Theatre
Writer
6.2
Pebble Mill
Self
7.3
The Wednesday Play
Writer
6.5
ITV Play of the Week
Writer
3.6
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
6.9
Shadows
Writer
6.8 TMDB
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
Self - Interviewee
4.0 TMDB
Big Women
Writer, Creator
7.1
ITV Playhouse
Writer
7.4
Rooms
Writer
6.5 TMDB
Life for Christine
Writer
6.2
Ladies in Charge
Writer
Filmography
- 2025Mrs. Weekley's LoverWriterMovie
- 2010In ConfidenceSeries
- 2007PuffballNovelMovie
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
- 1998The Garden PartySeries
- 1998Big WomenWriter, CreatorSeries
- 1994Philip K Dick: A Day in the AfterlifeSelf - IntervieweeMovie
- 1992Growing RichWriterSeries
- 1992The Cloning of Joanna MayNovelSeries
- 1991Pebble MillSelfSeries
- 1989She-DevilNovelMovie
- 1987Heart of the CountryWriterSeries
- 1986The Life and Loves of a She-DevilNovelSeries
- 1986A Dangerous Kind of LoveWriterMovie
- 1986Ladies in ChargeWriterSeries
- 1985Time for MurderWriterSeries
- 1980Life for ChristineWriterMovie
- 1980Pride and PrejudiceWriter, CreatorSeries
- 1978Send in the GirlsWriterSeries
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1977Age of HypocrisyWriterMovie
- 1977Jubilee 1977WriterSeries
- 1977The Velvet GloveWriterSeries
- 1975ShadowsWriterSeries
- 1975Against the CrowdWriterSeries
- 1975Ten from the TwentiesWriterSeries
- 1975Private AffairsWriterSeries
- 1975AbschiedspartyWriterMovie
- 1974RoomsWriterSeries
- 1973Marked PersonalWriterSeries
- 1973Then and NowWriterSeries
- 1973Die Geschichte einer dicken FrauWriterMovie
- 1973Armchair 30WriterSeries
- 1973Leap in the DarkWriterSeries
- 1972A Splinter of IceWriterMovie
- 1971SuspicionWriterSeries
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsWriterSeries
- 1971Owen, M.D.WriterSeries
- 1971TrialWriterSeries
- 1971Office PartyWriterMovie
- 1970Poor MotherWriterMovie
- 1970MenaceWriterSeries
- 1970KateWriterSeries
- 1969The DoctorsWriterSeries
- 1969Happy Ever AfterWriterSeries
- 1968The Sex GameWriterSeries
- 1968SceneWriterSeries
- 1968For Amusement OnlyWriterSeries
- 1967OmnibusSeries
- 1967ITV PlayhouseWriterSeries
- 1967Poor CherryWriterMovie
- 1967TrappedWriterSeries
- 1967Half Hour StoryWriterSeries
- 1966A Catching ComplaintWriterMovie
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreWriterSeries
- 1964The Wednesday PlayWriterSeries
- 1963Love StoryWriterSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreWriterSeries
- 1955ITV Play of the WeekWriterSeries