All Quiet On The Western Front writer frustrated Bafta speech cut from BBC edit

Lesley Paterson poses with the award for Adapted Screenplay for All Quiet On The Western Front in the press room at the 76th British Academy Film Awards held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London (Ian West/PA)

All Quiet On The Western Front screenwriter said it is “frustrating” her speech was cut during the BBC’s coverage of the EE Bafta film awards “especially” because she started the project 16 years ago.

The German language anti-war epic, directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger and based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, triumphed on Sunday scooping seven prizes.