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The Swap and Other Stories

 
 
   

 


George began writing when he was at drama school and sold one of his early short stories to BBC Radio which he read on Morning Story resulting in a commission to write further stories for the BBC’s Woman’s Hour serial slot.

He was delighted to be asked by Michael Morpurgo to be one of the contributing authors to his forthcoming anthology to be published later this year to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the second world war, STORIES OF WAR AND CONFLICT.

George is in frequent demand in Britain and abroad as a visiting author to schools, colleges and universities and for his one-man show THE PIGEON AND ME based on two of the stories from his second book.

George is best known as an award-winning writer of television comedy although his first play written in 1969, for BBC 2's Thirty Minute Theatre, HOME IS WHERE YOU HANG YOUR HAT starring Clive Revill and produced by Innes Lloyd, was a relatively dark piece.

He created and wrote two award-winning comedy series, DON'T WAIT UP starring Nigel Havers and Tony Britton and EXECUTIVE STRESS starring Penelope Keith.

 
   


 
 
   

 


DON'T WAIT UP
(6 series) Winner of TRIC Award for best comedy 1990 BBC TV

EXECUTIVE STRESS (3 series) Winner of TV Times Best Actress Award Thames

DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE

DOCTOR AT LARGE

DOCTOR IN CHARGE

DOCTOR ON THE GO

DOCTOR AT SEA LWT

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER Granada

ON THE BUSES LWT

MY NAME IS HARRY WORTH Thames

ME AND MY GIRL LWT

 
   


 
 
   

 


Films

BOOCOCK, THE PIGEON AND ME Prominent Features/By George! Productions

CARRY ON AGAIN, NURSE Peter Rogers

Books

THE SWAP AND OTHER STORIES (Macmillan)

THE FIB AND OTHER STORIES (Macmillan Publishers) This bestselling collection of funny, bittersweet and sometimes disturbing stories about growing up in the 50’s has to date has sold over a quarter of a million copies.

THE FIB AND OTHER STORIES (Macmillan)

THE SWAP AND OTHER STORIES, a prequel, was published to great acclaim in 1998 and is to be made into a film. Both books have been published in several countries including France, Italy, Scandinavia and the USA where THE SWAP AND OTHER STORIES (G P Putnam) has been named by the New York City Library in the top hundred books. He is currently writing a third book which will complete the trilogy.


"THE SWAP and other stories" are available on audio CD
read by George Layton

£13.60 inc of P&P


 

 

 
   

 
 
 
Written work: Future Plans
 

 

BOOCOCK, THE PIGEON AND ME

A screenplay based on George Layton's own book.

Producer Steve Abbott

Director George Layton

in pre-production

THE BOYS

Comedy drama television series

THE BOYS

A novel based on the television series

THE TRICK AND OTHER STORIES (Macmillan)

available Autumn 2006

The final book in George Layton's trilogy about a self-proclaimed coward growing up in the 50's

 

 
   
 
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