Chips Hardy

Edward John "Chips" Hardy (born 23 January 1950) is an English screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and creative director. He and Elizabeth Ann, his wife, are the parents of actor Tom Hardy, with whom Hardy worked on BBC One's drama series Taboo, as the co-creator, a writer and a consulting producer.

Chips Hardy
Born
Edward John Hardy

(1950-01-23) 23 January 1950
London, England
OccupationScreenwriter, novelist, playwright
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Ann Hardy
ChildrenTom Hardy

Career

Alongside a career in advertising as a creative director, Hardy has written for television, film, theatre, novels and stand-up material. Productions include a children’s television series with a talking chair called Helping Henry and About Face, a television drama with Maureen Lipman. He also won a British Comedy Award for his work with Irish comedian Dave Allen.

In 2007, Hardy’s novel Each Day A Small Victory was published in the form of frontline dispatches from amongst the embattled wildlife in an English country lay-by, illustrated by Oscar Grillo.[1][2]

Blue on Blue, Hardy’s darkly comic play on self-harm, was first showcased at the Latchmere 503 in London in 2007.[3] The play was revived in 2016 at the Tristan Bates in London in partnership with BLESMA, the British Limbless Ex-serviceman’s Association.[3] In 2008, Hardy’s one woman dysfunctional Cabaret, There’s Something In The Fridge that Wants To Kill Me!, ran notably at the Edinburgh Festival.[1][4]

In 2009, inspired by an idea from his son Tom, he and Tom created the story that was to become the 2017 eight-part series Taboo. Hardy is the co-creator, a writer and a consulting producer.[5][6] His work on the screenplay for Taboo earned him the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain award for Best Long Form TV Drama in 2018.[7]

References
  1. "Amazon.co.uk: Chips Hardy: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. Munshower, Suzanne (10 November 2009). "Get your claws on animal noir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. "Chips Hardy: 'A good play can point things out without having to wave a flag' | Interviews | The Stage". The Stage. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. "There's Something In The Fridge That Wants To Kill Me!". www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. "Tom Hardy wins dream acting role - after convincing his dad to create it for him". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. "Interview: Tom Hardy and Chips Hardy talk Taboo". Flickering Myth. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. "Writers' Guild Awards winners 2018 - Writers' Guild of Great Britain". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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