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Sir Malcolm Bradbury
It is sad to report the death of the novelist, Sir Malcolm Bradbury on the 28th November 2000 at the age of 68. He was famous for his critical and satirical work and is best remembered for the novels, Eating People Is Wrong, To The Hermitage and The History Man. He began, along with Angus Wilson, on a celebrated creative writing course in 1970 at the University of East Anglia. Notable graduates included Ian McEwan and Zazuo Ishiguro. He also worked in television and here he contributed to the world of Inspector Morse. In 1998 he adapted Colin Dexter’s novel WENC. It was a controversial adaptation that was constrained by an already ongoing romance with Adele Cecil and introduced another television character, the rather flat ‘rival in love’, Millie van Buren. The original novel was placed earlier in the series, but Morse’s hospital stay fitted in well with his continuing decline in health. Kevin Whately was unavailable so Bradbury had an unenviable task of providing a temporary ‘assistant’. The likable ‘fast-track’ graduate, Adrian Kershaw was born, counter-pointing the ailing Morse with his youthful enthusiasm. Perhaps as a honourable nod, both Kershaw and his oriental girlfriend were included in Colin Dexter’s final novel REMO.
(With thanks to Philip Attwell for the supply of this article) | ||
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