Emilia di Girolamo is a British television screenwriter, and author. Di Girolamo has also written articles and blog posts for The Guardian newspaper.
Early life and education
Di Girolamo got a First in Drama from Middlesex University, and remained at that institution for a PhD focusing on the rehabilitation of offenders using drama-based techniques.
Writing career
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Di Girolamo started writing for the popular long-running drama EastEnders in 2008. She joined the core writing team for series 3 and 4 of Law & Order: UK in 2009, and was Lead Writer and took on a Co-Producer role for series 5 and 6. She penned a total of 13 episodes before announcing her departure after season 6 (to pursue other projects). Di Girolamo returned as a guest writer to do the two-part season opener for season 7, "Tracks" and "Tremors".
Di Girolamo joined The Tunnel as showrunner for season 3, The Tunnel: Vengeance, a Kudos/Sky Atlantic production that aired in December 2017. Later, she wrote the script for an episode of the period drama Medici: Masters of Florence.
In 2021, di Girolamo wrote the television drama miniseries Deceit. She then adapted a series of Louise Penny novels as lead writer, and served as executive producer (alongside series lead Alfred Molina and others) for the police drama Three Pines for Amazon Prime Video.
References
- Di Girolamo, Emilia (September 1999). Freaky. PULP Faction. ISBN 9781901072150. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- Emilia di Girolamo. "Emilia di Girolamo". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Di Girolamo, E. (2000). A Critical Examination of the Use of Drama With Offenders in Prison and on Probation (PhD thesis). Middlesex University School of Arts and Education. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- "The Tunnel season 3 gets first look images". 7 November 2017.
- "Interview with Writer and Executive Producer Emilia di Girolamo". channel4.com. Channel 4. 6 August 2021.
- White, Peter (2 September 2021). "Alfred Molina to Star in Amazon Police Drama Series 'Three Pines' From 'The Crown' Producer Left Bank". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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