John Richard Jeremy Burnham (28 May 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a British theatre and television actor from the 1950s until the 1970s, and a screenwriter.[1]
In the mid-1970s he retired from acting and concentrated on screenwriting. With Trevor Ray, he co-authored the fondly-remembered children's science fiction horror serial Children of the Stones (1977).[5] A novelization followed, also in 1977.[6] A sequel novel, Return to the Stones appeared in 2012 as an e-book and in 2015 as a physical book. Ray and Burnham collaborated on a less well-known children's five episode serial entitled Raven (1977);[7] they also wrote the novelization (1977).[8]
He also authored the children's tennis-based novel, Break Point, which was made into a BBC television series in 1982. Burnham himself played the leading role of tennis coach Frank Abbott.[9]
Burnham also wrote for The Avengers, in which he had also appeared as an actor (see entry above), Minder and Peak Practice.[10][1]
