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Carol Morley is known for films like The Falling, Dreams Of A Life, and her most recent work, Typist Artist Pirate King.

Her next movie is an adaptation of her autobiographical novel Seven Miles Out. It鈥檚 about a teenage girl coming to terms with her father's suicide, and not one word of the book has made its way into the screenplay. Carol tells Stephen Hughes why she was surprised by how difficult it was to adapt her own work, and how it brought back thoughts and feelings she thought she'd learned to live with. Carol also reveals that selling a script is harder than writing one, as she waits patiently to hear back from film companies that she鈥檇 sent the screenplay to.

Produced and presented by Stephen Hughes

**This programme contains distressing content**

During this interview, Carol speaks frankly about the effect of her father鈥檚 suicide upon her. If you need support following anything you鈥檝e heard in this episode, there鈥檚 information at bbc.com/actionline and help is also available at befrienders.org.

Image: Carol Morley (Credit: Paul Marc Mitchell)