Peter Weir

John Collee

Far Side of the World [screenplay]

Master and Commander

The Far Side of the World

"Freakonomics" for health nuts. Have you ever wondered if human beings are an infection on the planet earth, or considered that psychiatric illness might give you the edge in politics.These articles, originally published under the heading "A Doctor Writes...." in the The Observer colour supplement, gave a whole new surrealist spin to popular medical journalism."John reinvented the genre, producing sparkling medical columns that appealed to other doctors just as much as the public" - Richard Smith, Former Editor, British Medical Journal

Is Man a Disease?

The man sent to decommission an exploratory oil rig after a tragic plane crash killed its crew uncovers high-level corporate intrigue involving discoveries made by the dead crew

The Rig

Kingsley's Touch

Matthew Harris, a bored London hospital orderly, assumes the identity of a recently deceased doctor and secures a job in an emergency room. The unique, eerie aspect of A Paper Mask is that the story is told from the bogus doctor's point of view.

A Paper Mask

In a chilling tale of medical treachery, Matthew Harris, a bored hospital orderly, assumes the identity of a recently killed doctor and uses her brains, cunning, and depravity to carry out his own brand of diagnostics and healing

John Collee

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