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He wrote the original script for Halloween 3 - Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1982), but had his name removed from the film after the script was heavily changed by director Tommy Lee Wallace.

He was approached to write for the proposed BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (1963) but deplored the concept of the series and refused. He also refused an offer to write for Doomwatch (1970) and was asked to write for Akte X: Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI (1993).

His wife, Judith Kerr, was the best-selling author of the "Mog" series of children's books.

He was best-known for his Quatermass trilogy and for his adaptation of George Orwell's "1984".

Mark Gatiss described him as a "colossus" of television drama. According to Gatiss, The South Bank Show (1978) refused to make a programme about him.

He and wife Judith Kerr have a daughter (Tacy Kneale) and a son (Matthew Kneale).

He was the father of art director and former actress Tacy Kneale and novelist Matthew Kneale.

He graduated from RADA and became an Associate Member of RADA.

He grew up on the Isle of Man.

Despite his success at the BBC, Nigel Kneale was often at loggerheads with their drama department. He found them to be unhelpful and unkind.

Was unhappy with the casting of Brian Donlevy as Professor Quatermass. Nigel Kneale claimed the actor took no interest in the role during filming.

As a writer, Nigel Kneale has influenced the likes of John Carpenter, Joe Dante, Stephen King and Chris Carter.

His television adaptation of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" novel caused much controversy. The BBC received many complaints from the viewers about the episode's content. Regardless, the BBC commissioned a second live recording of "Nineteen Eighty-Four.".

The film "The Abominable Snowman" was based on Nigel Kneale's BBC television play, "The Creature.".