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.
Welch, a screenwriter, has crafted several series for the BBC, including The Magnificent 7, adaptations of Dickens' Our Mutual Friend and Gaskell's North and South, and his most recent success with the 2006 adaptation of Brontë's Jane Eyre.