Jude Tindall

Jude Tindall
Born
Judith Mary Tompkinson

(1964-01-17)17 January 1964
King's Lynn, Norfolk
Died4 August 2024(2024-08-04) (aged 60)
EducationConvent of the Sacred Heart
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
OccupationsTV scriptwriter and producer
TelevisionFather Brown, Sister Boniface Mysteries, Shakespeare and Hathaway
SpouseMark Donald Papillon Tindall
Children3
Parent(s)Michael and Mary

Jude Tindall (17 September 1964 – 4 August 2024) was the creator of the drama series Sister Boniface Mysteries, and co-creator of the detective comedy/drama Shakespeare and Hathaway.

Biography

Tindall was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Her maiden name was Tompkinson. She was educated in Wokingham at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, going on to study history of art at the University of St Andrews. In 1989 she married Mark Donald Papillon Tindall,[1] with whom she had three children.

Tributes

Dominique Moloney of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain described Tindall as "passionate about her shows" and "prolific in her writing". The Guild's Deputy Director, Katherine Way, expressed "great admiration" for Tindall, and attributed such qualities to her as being "funny, incisive...and focused". Way also recalled that they had both been involved in writing for the TV series Doctors.[2] Actor Richard Price, who appeared in many episodes of Father Brown penned by Tindall, was quoted in the Radio Times describing Tindall as a "wonderful creative",[3] while The Daily Telegraph's obituary for Tindall described her as the "queen of cosy crime."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Obituaries, Telegraph (31 August 2024). "Jude Tindall, BBC's 'queen of cosy crime' behind the Father Brown spin-off Sister Boniface". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ Arandjelovic-Vaughan, Benjamin (23 August 2024). "Jude Tindall: 1964-2024". The Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ Moss, Molly (21 August 2024). "Jude Tindall tributes pour in after Father Brown writer dies". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 December 2025.