{"id":38316,"date":"2023-10-19T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1911118"},"modified":"2023-10-19T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:02:00","slug":"who-was-si-spencer-netflixs-bodies-dedicates-first-episode-to-late-author","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-was-si-spencer-netflixs-bodies-dedicates-first-episode-to-late-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Si Spencer? Netflix\u2019s Bodies dedicates first episode to late author"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writer Paul Tomalin paid tribute to the late author. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 19 October 2023 at 14:55 PM<\/p>

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Netflix has dedicated the first episode of its new series Bodies<\/a> to Si Spencer, the author behind the graphic novel<\/a> that the series is based on.<\/p>\n

The show, starring Stephen Graham<\/a> alongside an incredible ensemble cast<\/a>, follows four different detectives who discover the same body in four different timelines. Their lives become interconnected in a completely unexpected way.<\/p>\n

Paul Tomalin wrote the series after being inspired by author Si Spencer.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the late author.<\/p>\n

Who was Si Spencer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Si Spencer was a comic book and TV writer known for iconic graphic novel series including Hellblazer, Books of Magick and the Vinyl Underground.<\/p>\n

As a TV writer, Spencer also worked on shows including EastEnders<\/a> and Torchwood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spencer wrote the graphic novel series Bodies, which has since been adapted by Netflix.<\/p>\n

Tragically, he died just after the script was green-lit, with writer Tomalin telling RadioTimes.com<\/a> how he wanted to stay faithful to the story.<\/p>\n

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Bodies graphic novel.<\/span><\/figcaption> DC Comics<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

He said: \u201cI met him on Torchwood. I was a rookie and he was a more experienced writer on the show, and so I always remembered him as this very honest, very alive guy who wore this Hawaiian shirt.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe never left my mind, so when I realised he wrote Bodies, I was like, \u2018Holy s**t, that guy!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWe only met once the pilot had been commissioned by Netflix. He was over the moon that people were excited by it, and I don\u2019t know if he remembered me or not from the Torchwood days but I think he was really happy we were sticking to the characters, which we were, and sticking to the themes, and I hope by the enthusiasm he could see in me for the story, that he knew it was in, if nothing else, faithful hands.<\/p>