Jed Mercurio

“Yefgenii said, "The Americans spent millions of dollars designing a pen that would work in space. What did we do?" Gevorkian's head…

— Jed Mercurio

I am a social realist writer.

— Jed Mercurio

I think you've got to be careful with gore. Different genres need different things.

— Jed Mercurio

Sci-fi gives you the scope to do grand stories.

— Jed Mercurio

We're living in interesting times, where people seem to be able to say things which are contrary to what you would call…

— Jed Mercurio

As a content creator, all you can do is do your best work and then hope that it resonates somehow with an…

— Jed Mercurio

I think that the audience is smart enough to know that just because a drama is relating to real-world parallels, it doesn't…

— Jed Mercurio

The world is a horrible place, but no one worries because we have all been pacified by anodyne television in which incorruptible…

— Jed Mercurio

In real constabularies, the relevant department that is the subject of 'Line of Duty' is called Professional Standards. However, 'Line of Duty'…

— Jed Mercurio

I don't normally think of a specific actor. I concentrate on the character, and then when we get into pre-production, that's how…

— Jed Mercurio

I want to be one of those serious, moody writers.

— Jed Mercurio

I always try and distinguish between facts and opinions.

— Jed Mercurio

I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive,…

— Jed Mercurio

I think it's hugely important to have a strong episode one; you can lose an audience so quickly now. You can't afford…

— Jed Mercurio

You can have characters that say one thing and do another, and in certain kinds of drama, you can't get away with…

— Jed Mercurio

I think once you do the unexpected, and you take the viewers to a position of discomfort about being able to rely…

— Jed Mercurio

I'm reading 'Ten Storey Love Song' by Richard Milward. I read his first novel, 'Apples,' after hearing a reading of his in…

— Jed Mercurio

One of the things I learned on medical drama 'Bodies' was that actors can't play ambiguity.

— Jed Mercurio

The doctor part of me recognises the light and shade of medical life, but the writer in me is more attracted by…

— Jed Mercurio

I love writing thrillers.

— Jed Mercurio

I remember watching TV as a kid, and whenever there was some sort of jeopardy involving the hero, I could reassure myself…

— Jed Mercurio

People are used to watching cop shows in which the cops are very straight down the line and they solve the crimes,…

— Jed Mercurio

'Cardiac Arrest' was the first British drama to use a lot of medical jargon. 'ER' began the following year and was the…

— Jed Mercurio

People don't always understand the way it works with casting. TV projects tend to be commissioned to screen at a particular time…

— Jed Mercurio

'Bodies' remains the drama I'm most proud of.

— Jed Mercurio