I like to stay away from writing about good versus evil. I think the world is more complicated. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
It doesn't excite me as a writer to write some swearing or sex scenes, because they don't have any emotional content. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
If you're a drama writer, obviously you always have to tell the truth; there's no element of fiction in at all. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive,… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
The doctor part of me recognises the light and shade of medical life, but the writer in me is more attracted by… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I write what I call precinct drama, and I tend to write things set in the workplace. Having an institution which gives… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
The things I discovered when writing 'Line of Duty' were the tools you have available to write a thriller. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I didn't study writing or drama or anything like that... that was not really a viable route for me. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
Part of what motivated my writing was anger. I was angry that the daily misery of doctors, nurses, and patients was being… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
There are some writers who don't write about people who do jobs. I'm not going to name them, but you watch one… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
'Frankenstein' is a timeless classic. As science advances, it becomes more relevant, not less. Its fantasy moves closer to fact, its horrors closer to… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I think a lot of police procedurals are very conventional. With the stuff I'm doing, I'm trying to approach the institution of the police… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
For something like 'Line of Duty' to work, it has to be both plausible and unexpected. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I like to stay away from writing about good versus evil. I think the world is more complicated. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
In the modern workplace, sexism has adopted a more subtle persona; therefore, people can be accused of sexism where it's far harder to determine… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
If you look at American medical fiction written by doctors, like 'The House of God' by Samuel Shem and 'The Blood of Strangers' by… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I'm interested in institutions, particularly in the way institutions close ranks. They have hierarchies and their own ethics. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
It's important that the actor doesn't feel like they're working in a vacuum. If the actor is told, 'Oh, it's a secret; just play… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I'm always thinking about my work, always thinking about where it's taking me. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
The footballer I've admired most in the last ten years is Zinedine Zidane... one of those rare individuals who had the skill but also… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
