Charles Gidley Wheeler
Charles Gidley Wheeler, also known as Charles Gidley, was a television screenwriter and historical novelist whose work has been acclaimed in Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and The New York Times.
Wheeler was educated at Byron House, University College School, London and Durham University, where he read Philosophy. He served in the Royal Navy from 1954 to 1979. His best known work is The Raging of the Sea.Works
Blackwood's Magazine
- Gem of the Orient
- Forgotten Island
- Night Patrol
- Cassino Anniversary
- New Gold
- Scouse, Sage and Sultan
- Padre Batista's Revolution (January 1975
Television drama
- Warship BBC Television
- Wings BBC Television
- Thundercloud Yorkshire Television
- The Sandbaggers Yorkshire Television
Novels
- The River Running By Publishing history: UK: Deutsch/Fontana; US: St. Martin's Press; Argentina
- The Raging of the Sea Publishing history: UK: Deutsch/Fontana; US: Viking Press
- The Believer Publishing history: UK: Deutsch/Fontana
- Armada Publishing history: UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Fontana; US: Viking Press; Brazil : Globo
- The Fighting Spirit Publishing history: UK: Collins/Fontana
- The Crying of the Wind Publishing history: UK: HarperCollins/Fontana
