Sandy Welch
Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Welch (born 6 December 1953 in Chester, Cheshire) is a British television writer and screenwriter. Welch is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. As a screenwriter, Welch has developed many serials for the BBC, including "The Magnificent 7", adaptations of Charles Dickens' novel "Our Mutual Friend" and Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South", and most recently the well-received 2006 interpretation of Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre". In 2009 Welch adapted "Emma" by Jane Austen and "The Turn of the Screw" for the BBC. Welch won a BAFTA in 1999 for "Best  Drama Serial" "Our Mutual Friend", the award was shared with Catherine Wearing and Julian Farino. She was also nominated for the Edgar Award for "Best Television Feature or Miniseries" "A Dark Adapted Eye" in 1996 and nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" "Jane Eyre" in 2007. Personal life. Welch married television dramatist Stephen Poliakoff in 1983. The couple have two children.