Biography

 

Novelist and scriptwriter, Max Kinnings is writing a series of short stories with Rik Mayall, a feature script, THE BULGARIAN CONNECTION, for the Mint Group on the attempted assassination of the Pope, a novel BAPTISM, about the high-jacking of a tube train, and a TV series, SCALLIES, written with Marc Pye for Granada.

 

Full Credits:

 

Books:

BAPTISM                          

New thriller (Detailed synopsis and first half available)

 

BIGGER THAN HITLER BETTER THAN CHRIST             

Harper Collins: September 2005: Written with Rik Mayall: his spoof autobiography: Three weeks in Sunday Times top ten bestseller chart 

 

THE FIXER                           

Hodder & Stoughton: July 2001: ranked 5 in Heat Magazine's Top 10 books: Author reading THE FIXER televised on ITV1 Late Night London

 

HITMAN         

Hodder & Stoughton: Sept 2000: ranked 10 in Bookseller New Fiction chart: Read by Kenneth Cranham on BBC Radio 4: Published in US / Russia / Bulgaria

  

For The Screen:

 

ACT OF GRACE

Feature script co-written with Marc Pye and Alan Field for Embrace Productions

Shooting completed in February 2008. Currently in post-production

 

THE HYDE PARK DOG SNATCHER

Feature script co-written with Olly Bengough for The Mint Group

 

SCALLIES    

Comedy drama series: Co-written with Marc Pye (THE BILL, EASTENDERS, THE STREET) for Granada

 

THE BULGARIAN CONNECTION           

Feature script co-written with Olly Bengough for The Mint Group

 

THE MURDERERS            

6 x 30mins TV sitcom co-written with Rik Mayall

 

THE BREAK-IN            

Feature script. Winner of EU Media funding

 

SOHO JACK           

Feature script in development with Robber Baron Productions

 

URBANE                               

Feature script co-written with director Frazer Lee: in development with Robber Baron Productions

 

SUGARMAN            

Feature script adapted from the novel, HITMAN developed with director Phil Traill 

 

LET IT BLEED            

Feature treatment adapted from the novel, THE FIXER 

 

 

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