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name: "David Harsent"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-harsent"
fi1m_id: "david-harsent"
tmdb_id: 1654969
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 December 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:49:51.923017+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Harsent

## Identity

David Harsent

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-harsent
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-harsent
- **TMDB ID:** 1654969
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1654969

Writer. Born 9 December 1942 in Devon, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 December 1942, Devon, England
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1654969

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Midsomer Murders*](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Harsent is an English writer, poet and librettist. He has written television scripts for series including *Midsomer Murders*, *Holby City* and *The Bill*, often credited as David Lawrence.

Born in Devon in 1942, Harsent has also published poetry collections and thrillers under pseudonyms including Jack Curtis. He has written opera libretti, notably in collaboration with composer Harrison Birtwistle.

He is married to actress Julia Watson.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Minotaur* (2008), Writer
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, Writer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

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