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It's the late 1970s, and Christopher Fowler is a film freak, obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapit cinemas. Longing to put his dreams on the screen and become a famous screenwriter, he heads for Wardour Street, the nation's equivalent of Hollywood, with an armful of scripts. But he's made a spectacular mistake. He arrives just as the industry falls to its knees, knocked down by the first appearance of video and the destruction of the old movie palaces. The only films being made are smutty low budget farces and TV spinoffs. He thought he'd be asked to make another 'Bullitt', but finds himself writing short films for boilers. Somehow, against the odds, he finds success - although in a very different form from the one he expected. Ghastly, hilarious and finally moving, "Film Freak" is a trawl through the arse-end of the British film industry that turns into a search for friendship and happiness.

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Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld, Spanky, The Sand Men and Hot Water. He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak, plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London, Bryant and May's singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris was awarded the Crime Writers Association's coveted 'Dagger in the Library' for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023.

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It's the late 1970s and twenty-something Christopher Fowler is a film freak, obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapits. He longs to become a famous screenwriter and put his dreams on the big screen, and so heads for Wardour Street, Britain's answer to Hollywood, with an armful of terrible scripts.



But he's made a spectacular mistake. He arrives just as the nation's filmmakers are being brought to their knees by the arrival of video and the destruction of the old movie palaces.The only films being made are smutty low-budget farces and TV spin-offs. Instead of being asked to write another Bullitt, Chris finds himself churning out short films about boilers and nylon sheets. Somehow, against the odds, he finds success - although not the sort he'd expected.




From the sticky Axminster of the local cinema to the red carpet at Cannes, Film Freak is a grimly hilarious and acutely observed trawl through the arse-end of the British film industry, which turns into an affecting search for friendship and happiness.

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