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Paul Abbott

Highest Rated: 84% State of Play (2009)

Lowest Rated: 17% Twenty8k (2012)

Birthday: Feb 22, 1960

Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Paul Abbott was a celebrated English television writer and producer. His early years were marked by a deeply unstable working-class home life, one in which both parents eventually abandoned Abbott and his nine siblings, leaving them essentially in the care of the eldest daughter. Abbott got his start as a story editor in 1987, working on the drama "Coronation Street," a long-running soap about regular Manchester folks. By 1994, he had stepped up to producer duties, and the following year, he added "writer" to his resume, working on the hit crime mystery "Cracker," which starred Robbie Coltrane as a forensic psychologist; the series earned Abbott his first BAFTA win for Best Drama. In 2000, several series writing credits later, Abbott created the drama "Clocking Off," another series devoted to Manchester's blue-collar inhabitants and received another BAFTA Best Drama win in 2001 for his efforts. Following the lauded crime miniseries "State of Play," he created another show, "Shameless," which drew on his parentless childhood amidst many siblings. The series, which is actually a comedy, and for which Abbott writes and executive produces, has been critically acclaimed and lasted much longer than any of his prior shows. Both "State of Play" and "Shameless" received American adaptations, with Abbott having a hand in the latter project, which proved to be quite successful as well. Clearly on a roll, he unveiled yet another show in 2012, the eccentric crime series "Hit & Miss."

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Highest-Rated Movies

84% 73% State of Play
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76% 58% Tony: London Serial Killer
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17% 15% Twenty8k
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62% Sub Down
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Police 2020
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62% Alibi
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The Secret World of Michael Fry
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85% The Girl in the Café
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Filmography

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Twenty8k 17% 15% 2012 Screenwriter Tony: London Serial Killer 76% 58% 2009 Executive Producer State of Play 84% 73% 2009 Executive Producer The Girl in the Café 85% 2005 Executive Producer Alibi 62% 2003 Writer The Secret World of Michael Fry 2000 Writer Sub Down 62% 1997 Ballast Actor Police 2020 1997 Writer
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