Steven Knight moves from TV quiz to James Bond
From “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” to Dirty Pretty Things, he’s already gearing up for the next Bond.
Trailer · Peaky BlindersSteven Knight, one of the most prolific screenwriters, started in the 1990s as co-creator of the television phenomenon Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He later penned series such as Peaky Blinders, SAS: Rogue Heroes, House of Guinness and the film Dirty Pretty Things, before being tipped for the next James Bond movie, which hasn’t even begun filming yet. At a round-table during the RTS London Convention, he explained that his advantage at the time was “two computers”. This trajectory, detailed in Variety, shows how a quiz-show creator managed to conquer the big screen.
