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Track 29 (1988) -- A doctor's wife tires of his obsession with model trains, and spends her days wondering about the son she gave up for adoption at birth...

Overview

Date of Birth:
17 May 1935, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
7 June 1994, Ross-on-Wye, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Dennis Christopher George Potter was born 17 May 1935 in Berry Hill, a... more
Trivia:
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have an award named after him... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 5% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
The Best Films You’Ve Never Seen – James Napoli’s rental of the week -- This week: Pennies From Heaven (1981)
 (From Collider.com. 3 May 2009)
Dennis Potter 3 To Remember- Koch Vision
 (From Twitch. 18 March 2009, 8:59 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. The Singing Detective (2003) (screenplay) (television series)
  2. The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (writer)

  3. "Cold Lazarus" (4 episodes, 1996)
        - Episode #1.4 (1996) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1996) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1996) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.1 (1996) TV episode (written by)
  4. "Karaoke" (4 episodes, 1996)
        - Friday (1996) TV episode (written by)
        - Thursday (1996) TV episode (written by)
        - Wednesday (1996) TV episode (written by)
        - Tuesday (1996) TV episode (written by)
  5. Midnight Movie (1994) (TV) (screenplay)
  6. "Performance" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Message for Posterity (1994) TV episode (writer)
  7. Mesmer (1994) (written by)
  8. "Lipstick on Your Collar" (6 episodes, 1993)
        - Episode #1.6 (1993) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.5 (1993) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.4 (1993) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.3 (1993) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.2 (1993) TV episode (written by)
          (1 more)
  9. Secret Friends (1991) (novel "Ticket to Ride") (screenplay)

  10. "Blackeyes" (4 episodes, 1989)
        - Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode (novel "Blackeyes") (screenplay)
        - Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode (novel "Blackeyes") (screenplay)
        - Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode (novel "Blackeyes") (screenplay)
        - Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode (novel "Blackeyes") (screenplay)
  11. Christabel (1988) (TV) (writer)
  12. Track 29 (1988) (written by)
  13. "Play for Today" (8 episodes, 1970-1987)
        - Brimstone and Treacle (1987) TV episode (written by)
        - Blue Remembered Hills (1979) TV episode (written by)
        - Double Dare (1976) TV episode (written by)
        - Schmoedipus (1974) TV episode (written by)
        - Joe's Ark (1974) TV episode (written by)
          (3 more)
  14. Visitors (1987) (TV) (writer)
  15. "The Singing Detective" (6 episodes, 1986)
        - Who Done It (1986) TV episode (written by)
        - Pitter Patter (1986) TV episode (written by)
        - Clues (1986) TV episode (written by)
        - Lovely Days (1986) TV episode (written by)
        - Heat (1986) TV episode (written by)
          (1 more)
  16. Dreamchild (1985) (writer)
  17. "Tender Is the Night" (1985) TV mini-series (writer)
  18. "Screen Two" (1985) TV series (unknown episodes)
  19. Gorky Park (1983) (writer)
  20. Brimstone & Treacle (1982) (play) (screenplay)
  21. Pennies from Heaven (1981) (miniseries) (written for the screen by)
  22. Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) (written by)
  23. Rain on the Roof (1980) (TV) (writer)
  24. Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Deep Cover (USA: video title)

  25. "Pennies from Heaven" (6 episodes, 1978)
        - Says My Heart (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Painting the Clouds (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Better Think Twice (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Easy Come, Easy Go (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - The Sweetest Thing (1978) TV episode (written by)
          (1 more)
  26. "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (7 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.7 (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.6 (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.5 (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.4 (1978) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode (written by)
          (2 more)
  27. Where Adam Stood (1976) (TV) (written by)
  28. "Late Call" (4 episodes, 1975)
        - Episode #1.4 (1975) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.3 (1975) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.2 (1975) TV episode (written by)
        - Episode #1.1 (1975) TV episode (written by)
  29. "Wessex Tales" (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (1973) TV episode (writer)
  30. "The Sextet" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) TV episode (written by)
  31. "Casanova" (6 episodes, 1971)
        - Golden Apples (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - Fevers of Love (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - Window, Window (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - Magic Moments (1971) TV episode (written by)
        - One at a Time (1971) TV episode (written by)
          (1 more)
  32. Paper Roses (1971) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka A Tabloid Story (UK: subtitle)
  33. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka "ITV Sunday Night Theatre" (UK: new title)
        - Lay Down Your Arms (1970) TV episode (writer)
        - Moonlight on the Highway (1969) TV episode (writer)

  34. "The Wednesday Play" (8 episodes, 1965-1969)
        - Son of Man (1969) TV episode (written by)
        - A Beast with Two Backs (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - Message for Posterity (1967) TV episode (written by)
        - Where the Buffalo Roam (1966) TV episode (written by)
        - Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton (1965) TV episode (written by)
          (3 more)
  35. "The Company of Five" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Shaggy Dog (1968) TV episode (writer)
  36. "ITV Playhouse" (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Bonegrinder (1968) TV episode (writer)
  37. Tamo gdje bizoni lutaju (1968) (TV) (writer)
  38. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Emergency Ward 9 (1966) TV episode (writer)
  39. "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Not So Much a Programme..." (UK: short title)
  40. A Last Word on the Election (1964) (TV) (writer)
  41. "That Was the Week That Was" (37 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka "TW3"
        - Episode #2.14 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #2.13 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #2.12 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #2.11 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #2.10 (1963) TV episode (writer)
          (32 more)
  42. "Bookstand" (1960) TV series (writer)
  43. Between Two Rivers (1960) (TV) (writer)
Producer:
  1. Midnight Movie (1994) (TV) (producer)
  2. "Lipstick on Your Collar" (producer) (6 episodes, 1993)
        - Episode #1.6 (1993) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1993) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1993) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1993) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1993) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)

  3. "ITV Playhouse" (producer) (2 episodes, 1970)
        - The Style of the Countess (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - Thursday's Child (1970) TV episode (producer)
Director:
  1. Secret Friends (1991)

  2. "Blackeyes" (4 episodes, 1989)
        - Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode
        - Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode
        - Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode
        - Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode

  3. Between Two Rivers (1960) (TV)
Actor:
  1. "Blackeyes" .... Narrator (4 episodes, 1989)
        - Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
        - Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
        - Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
        - Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator

  2. "Play for Today" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1979)
        - Blue Remembered Hills (1979) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "Bookstand" (1960) TV series (script associate)

  2. "Panorama" (1953) TV series (researcher) (unknown episodes)
Music Department:
  1. James and the Giant Peach (1996) (musical concepts)
Thanks:
  1. Dark City (1998) (in memory of)
Self:
  1. Close Up: Dennis Potter Under the Skin (1998) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Dennis Potter: A Television Life
  2. Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994) (TV) .... Himself
  3. An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Without Walls: An Interview with Dennis Potter (UK)
  4. "Clive Anderson Talks Back" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode #7.8 (1993) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "Heart of the Matter" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
        - Episode dated 5 November 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Question Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode dated 22 January 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself

  7. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Dennis Potter: Man of Television (1978) TV episode .... Himself

  8. "Bookstand" (1960) TV series .... Himself (interviewer)
  9. Between Two Rivers (1960) (TV) .... Narrator
  10. "Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode dated 8 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  11. "Does Class Matter?" (1958) TV series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Drama Connections"
        - The Singing Detective (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Arena"
        - Painting the Clouds: a Portrait of Dennis Potter (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  4. The Truth About 60s TV (2004) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Short story, "Last Pearls," Dennis Potter's final piece of writing, was published in the "Daily Telegraph" (4 June 1994). This story was read by Martin Jarvis on BBC Radio 4 (9 June 1998 with a repeat on 13 June 1998). Jarvis also read Potter's 1988 short story, "Excalibur," on BBC Radio 4 (22 August 1998). more
Publicity Listings:
6 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Musical | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | TV Mini-Series | Female Nudity | Independent Film more

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