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'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element.

From Andrew Davies

You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.

From Andrew Davies

An adaptation I was working on of Trollope's 'The Pallisers' has been axed by the BBC... I was also going to do Dickens' 'Dombey and Son' but they've asked me to do 'David Copperfield' instead.

From Andrew Davies

People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.

From Andrew Davies

From time to time there is a move to do a little less in the way of period dramas, but people rebel. Audiences say we want them. There is a big hunger for them. I don't think it's sentimentality or nostalgia, it's often that they are simply the best stories.

From Andrew Davies

I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.

From Andrew Davies

Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening.

From Andrew Davies

Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'

From Andrew Davies

The most moving scene for me in 'Pride and Prejudice' is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy's sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy's look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth's eyes.

From Andrew Davies

I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.

From Andrew Davies

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