ABOUT ANDREW DAVIES
Writer who is best known for his adapting classic works of literature for television and for writing the popular 1990 BBC political drama serial House of Cards .
He attained a degree in English from the University College, London in 1957.
He wrote the wildly successful 1995 British television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which starred Elizabeth Bennet an Colin Firth .
He married Diana Huntley in 1960.
He helped write the screenplay to the film Bridget Jones's Diary, which starred Renee Zellweger .
