Gordon Frank Newman (born 22 May 1944) is an English writer and television producer. In addition to his two earlier series Law & Order and The Nation's Health, each based on his books, he is known for more recent TV series including Judge John Deed and New Street Law.
Newman's first book, Sir, You Bastard, was a bestseller on publication in 1970. It was to become the first in a series of three works featuring the character of Terry Sneed, an unscrupulous Scotland Yard inspector. The second of these is You Nice Bastard and the third You Flash Bastard/The Price. Other books he has written include Billy, The List, The Men with the Guns, Charlie and Joanna, Three Professional Ladies, Trading the Future / Circle of Poison, Law and Order, The Nation's Health, and his 2009 novel Crime and Punishment, which was adapted for radio and broadcast as The Corrupted.
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Biography
Gordon Newman was born in Kent in 1947. He attended a Stanislavsky acting school in Chislehurst, and wrote a script when he was 18 for the ITV police series No Hiding Place (1959–67).
Newman's late wife Rebecca (Hughes) Hall was also a creative writer. She scripted plays and films and authored books, on animal rights, as well as the semi-autobiographical novel "Frances and Her Ghosts".
Writings in relation to personal views
Newman has very strong and sometimes controversial views on a variety of subjects, and these are reflected in his work. He takes an interest in animal rights and is a staunch vegan. When producing or directing television programmes he insists that no meat at all is consumed on the sets. He has compared the slaughter of animals to the holocaust. Newman is a believer in reincarnation and is influenced by the vegetarian John Todd Ferrier.
Newman has no political allegiance to either left or right wing and does not vote.
