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James Runcie

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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James Runcie was born in 1959 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Grantchester (2014), Great Composers (1997) and Bookmark (1983).
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    Known for

    Grantchester (2014)
    Grantchester
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Great Composers (1997)
    Great Composers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Power of Art (2006)
    Power of Art
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

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    Writer

    • Grantchester (2014)
      Grantchester
      7.9
      TV Series
      • based on novels by
      • based on novels "The Grantchester Mysteries" by
      • written by ...
      • 2014–2024
    • Darwin's Daughter
      TV Movie
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Fire, Plague, War and Treason
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Hildegard of Bingen (1994)
      Hildegard of Bingen
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1994

    Producer

    • Grantchester (2014)
      Grantchester
      7.9
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2016–2024
    • The Joy of Motoring
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger (2008)
      Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Stephen Fry, James Runcie, Sarah Beal, and Neil Murray in J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (2007)
      J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Houses of Power
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Power of Art (2006)
      Power of Art
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Betjeman and Me: Griff Rhys Jones
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Monarchy by David Starkey (2004)
      Monarchy by David Starkey
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Darwin's Daughter
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • The River (1999)
      The River
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 1999
    • Great Composers (1997)
      Great Composers
      8.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1997
    • How Buildings Learn
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Bookmark (1983)
      Bookmark
      5.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1991–1993
    • Omnibus (1967)
      Omnibus
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1988

    Director

    • The Genius of British Art (2010)
      The Genius of British Art
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Joy of Motoring
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger (2008)
      Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Stephen Fry, James Runcie, Sarah Beal, and Neil Murray in J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (2007)
      J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Houses of Power
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Power of Art (2006)
      Power of Art
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Betjeman and Me: Griff Rhys Jones
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Monarchy by David Starkey (2004)
      Monarchy by David Starkey
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The New Shock of the New (2004)
      The New Shock of the New
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Darwin's Daughter
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Fire, Plague, War and Treason
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Great Composers (1997)
      Great Composers
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • How Buildings Learn
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Hildegard of Bingen (1994)
      Hildegard of Bingen
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Bookmark (1983)
      Bookmark
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988–1993

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • 1959
      • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Children
      • Charlotte Runcie
    • Parents
        Robert Runcie

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Son of Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (1980-1991).

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