# Under the Covers: Andrew Davies

Under the Covers: Andrew Davies at The London Library, Thursday 29 October 2026, 19:00.

- Price: from £8
- Venue: The London Library, St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London
- With: Andrew Davies, Ella Berthoud
- Get tickets: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/the-londonlibrary/items/743731/availability/2118374226/book/
- Go to page: https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/under-covers-andrew-davies

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An in-person evening talk at The London Library where screenwriter Andrew Davies sits on the biblio-couch with bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud. Davies, the BAFTA and Emmy-winning adaptor of works like Pride and Prejudice, House of Cards, Bleak House and Bridget Jones's Diary, will discuss his memoir An Unsuitable Boy: A Life in Scripts, covering his life of writing, adapting and collaborating, from post-war Cardiff to the BBC boardroom and French farmhouses with Robert Altman. After the conversation, he will receive his bibliotherapeutic analysis and prescription. Books by both speakers will be available to buy at the event.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October 19:00 — The London Library

Written by a model, sources: [londonlibrary.co.uk](https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/under-covers-andrew-davies)

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