---
name: "Peter Barnes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-barnes"
fi1m_id: "peter-barnes"
imdb_id: "nm0055726"
tmdb_id: 81506
wikidata_id: "Q723964"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "10 January 1931"
died: "1 July 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T21:58:01.879342+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."
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# Peter Barnes

## Identity

Peter Barnes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-barnes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-barnes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0055726
- **TMDB ID:** 81506
- **Wikidata ID:** Q723964
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Barnes_(playwright), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0055726/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81506

Writer. Born 10 January 1931 in London, England, UK. Died 1 July 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 January 1931, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 July 2004
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Barnes_(playwright), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0055726/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81506

## Biography

Peter Barnes (10 January 1931 – 1 July 2004) was an English playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Bow, London, and educated at Marling School in Stroud. After national service in the Royal Air Force and early work as a film critic and story editor, he achieved success with his play *The Ruling Class* (1968), which he adapted for the 1972 film starring Peter O'Toole.

Barnes wrote for stage, film, radio and television. His screenplay for *Enchanted April* (1991), adapted from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Other notable works include the television adaptations *Merlin* (1998), *Alice in Wonderland* (1999) and *A Christmas Carol* (1999), as well as the play *Red Noses* (1985), for which he won an Olivier Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Enchanted April* (1991), Fi1m 65, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted-april.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Little Mix: LM5: The Tour Film* (2020), Lighting Design
- *The Moon and the Stars* (2007), Author
- *Arabian Nights* (2000), series, Writer, Creator
- *A Christmas Carol* (1999), Teleplay
- *The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns* (1999), series, Writer, Creator
- *Noah's Ark* (1999), series, Writer, Creator
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1999), Teleplay
- *Merlin* (1998), series, Writer
- *Voices* (1995), Writer
- *Hard Times* (1994), series, Writer, Director
- *Enchanted April* (1991), Screenplay — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted-april.md)
- *Nobody Here But Us Chickens* (1989), Writer, Director
- *4 Play* (1989), series, Writer, Director
- *The Spirit of Man* (1989), Director
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, Writer, Director
- *Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy* (1974), Thanks
- *The Ruling Class* (1972), Screenplay, Theatre Play
- *Not With My Wife, You Don't!* (1966), Screenplay
- *Ring of Spies* (1964), Writer
- *Offbeat* (1961), Writer
- *Armchair Mystery Theatre* (1960), series, Writer
- *The Professionals* (1960), Writer
- *The White Trap* (1959), Writer
- *Violent Moment* (1959), Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1993: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Enchanted April*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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