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Ruth McCance
Born1969
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died18 December 2023
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, executive producer
EmployerWarp Films
Known forScreenwriting
Notable workLittle Birds (TV series)
SpouseKalle Torring (divorced 2005)
PartnerLars Nilsson
Children2

Ruth Torring McCance (died 2023) was a Northern Irish screenwriter and executive producer based in Stockholm. She was known for her work on the television series Little Birds.

Biography

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McCance was born in Belfast to Hazel Gorden and Bert McCance. She grew up working class in Belfast, attending Friends' School, Lisburn. McCance graduated with a degree in film and media studies from the University of Glasgow. Later she worked at BBC Scotland, where her writing was discovered, working as a secretary to Andrea Calderwood.[1] She later became a script editor and producer at Ruby Films.[2]

In the early 2000s, she moved to Copenhagen and London to work for Potboiler Productions. In 2011, she moved to Stockholm working on script rights and production management.[2] She later joined Warp Films, commuting between the UK and Stockholm.[1]

McCance was known for her executive production and writing on Little Birds, a six part limited series about a woman finding her freedom in Tangier in 1955.[3][4] The series was commissioned by Sky,[5] and was later nominated for a BAFTA Television Craft Award.

In 2021 at Warp Films, McCance wrote a punk adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s novel Illusions perdues for television.[6][7][8]

McCance died of stomach cancer in December 2023 at age 53.[9] At the time of her death, she had written a pilot script and outlined six episodes of a climate thriller series, "S.O.L.". After her death, Simon Beaufoy came on board to finish writing the series.[9] The series would later be spotlighted at the Berlinale Series Market in 2024.[10]

Film productions

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tabbara, Mona (2024-01-15). ""She lit up a room": Industry pays tribute to late UK writer and exec producer Ruth McCance". Screen. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ a b Allamby, Les (2024-01-12). "Ruth McCance obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  3. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (2021-04-28). "Trevor Long To Play Young Rudy Giuliani In Hulu's 'Dopesick' (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  4. ^ "Ruffling feathers". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  5. ^ "Sky confirms Cameron Roach as Director of Drama along with two new original commissions". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  6. ^ Yossman, K. J. (2021-08-27). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Studio Warp Films Partners With Anton, Promotes Kasheina Vencatasawmy to Head of Development". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  7. ^ Creamer, Jon (2021-08-27). "Warp, Anton team to develop high-end TV and film". Televisual. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  8. ^ Grater, Tom (2021-08-27). "Warp Films & Anton Partner On Slate Of High-End TV, Feature Films". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  9. ^ a b Balaga, Marta (2024-02-20). "Oscar Winner Simon Beaufoy Joins 'Acute, Urgent and Funny' Tale of Climate Change 'S.O.L.' Created by the Late Ruth McCance (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  10. ^ Balaga, Marta (February 21, 2024). "'Unique and Bold Choices' Reigned Supreme at Berlinale's Co-Pro Series: 'This Should Attract Buyers and Co-Producers Now'". Variety.
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