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Jack Rosenthal (I) (1931–2004)

Writer | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

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Just before his death, Rosenthal completed his autobiography "By Jack Rosenthal" (Robson Books, 2005). According to the publishers: "Jack Rosenthal had always resisted writing an autobiography, until he hit on an original way of writing it that excited him: it would be as a screenplay, with himself as the central character... See more trivia »

Born:

Jack Morris Rosenthal
in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in Finchley, London, England, UK
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2003 Lucky Jim (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
2003 Ready When You Are Mr. McGill (TV movie)
 
1999 Captain Jack (writer)
 
1997 Cold Enough for Snow (TV movie)
 
1996 Interview Day (TV movie)
 
1994-1995 Moving Story (TV series)
– Canterbury Tales (1995) (creator)
– Superstition (1995) (creator)
– Trivial Pursuits (1995) (creator)
– Something Blue (1995) (creator)
– Bear Necessities (1995) (creator)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1993 Screen One (TV series)
– Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) (writer)
 
1992 Bye Bye Baby (TV movie)
 
1989-1991 About Face (TV series)
– Sleeping Sickness (1991) (writer)
– Bag Lady (1989) (written by)
 
1990 London's Burning (TV series)
– Episode #3.4 (1990) (based on the film by)
 
1989 And a Nightingale Sang (TV movie)
 
1986 London's Burning: The Movie (TV movie) (written by)
 
1986 The Fools on the Hill (TV movie) (written by)
 
1985 Mrs. Capper's Birthday (TV movie)
 
1984 The Chain (original screenplay)
 
1984 The Devil's Lieutenant (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1983 Yentl (screenplay)
 
1982 Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
 
1982 P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang. (TV movie) (written by)
 
1980 The Lucky Star
 
1979 The Knowledge (TV movie)
 
1974-1977 Play for Today (TV series)
– Spend Spend Spend (1977) (writer)
– Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976) (by)
– Hot Fat (1974) (writer)
 
1977 The Velvet Glove (TV series)
– Auntie's Niece (1977) (writer)
 
1977 Spaghetti Two-Step (TV movie)
 
1976 Hindle Wakes (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1976 The Duchess of Duke Street (TV series)
– The Bargain (1976) (writer)
 
1976 Red Letter Day (TV series)
– Bag of Yeast (1976) (deviser)
– Matchfit (1976) (deviser)
– Amazing Stories (1976) (deviser)
– Well Thank You, Thursday (1976) (deviser / writer)
– The Five Pound Orange (1976) (deviser)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1975 Sadie, It's Cold Outside (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1975) (writer)
– Episode #1.5 (1975) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1975) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1975) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1975) (writer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1975 The Evacuees (TV movie) (by)
 
1975 Nightingale's Boys (TV series)
– Big Sid (1975) (writer)
 
1974 Village Hall (TV series)
– There'll Almost Always Be an England (1974) (writer)
– Mr. Ellis Versus the People (1974) (writer)
 
1974 Seven Faces of Woman (TV series)
– Polly Put the Kettle On (1974) (writer)
 
1973 The Lovers! (writer)
 
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– And for My Next Trick (1972) (writer)
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– Another Sunday and Sweet F.A (1972) (writer)
 
1970 The Lovers (TV series)
– The Truth Game (1970) (written by)
– A Pipe and a Moustache (1970) (written by)
– Brainwashing (1970) (written by)
– Freckle Face (1970) (written by)
– The Date (1970) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969-1970 The Dustbinmen (TV series)
– Episode #2.1 (1970) (writer)
– Episode #1.6 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #1.5 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #1.1 (1969) (writer)
 
1961-1969 Coronation Street (TV series)
– Episode #1.870 (1969)
– Episode #1.796 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.778 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.700 (1967) (writer)
– Episode #1.678 (1967)
See all 68 episodes »
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968) (writer)
– There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah (1968) (writer)
 
1966-1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Compensation Alice (1967) (writer)
– The Night Before the Morning After (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Mrs Thursday (TV series)
– You Dont Have to Book Buckingham Palace (1966) (written by)
 
1965 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
– Birthday Present (1965) (writer)
– The Wedding (1965) (writer)
– Mannequin Parade (1965) (writer)
– The Trouble with Ada (1965) (writer)
– The Headmistress (1965) (written by)
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1964 Taxi! (TV series)
– Christmas in May (1964) (writer)
 
1963 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– The Chars (1963) (script)
– A Picture of Innocence (1963) (writer)
– On the Knocker (1963) (written by)
 
1963 Friday Night (TV series)
– Green Rub (1963) (writer)
– Pie in the Sky (1963) (writer)
 
1963 The Odd Man (TV series)
– The Saga of Johnny Mac (1963) (writer)
 
1963-1974 Bootsie and Snudge (TV series)
– Being Nice to Bootsie (1963) (written by)
 
1963 The Verdict Is Yours (TV series)
– Regina v Middleton (1963) (writer)
 
1962 Bulldog Breed (TV series)
 
1962 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2003 Lucky Jim (TV movie) (associate producer)
 
1981 Continental Divide (associate producer)
 
1970 The Lovers (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Truth Game (1970) (producer)
– A Pipe and a Moustache (1970) (producer)
– Brainwashing (1970) (producer)
– Freckle Face (1970) (producer)
– The Date (1970) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 The Dustbinmen (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1969) (producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1969) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1969) (producer)
– Episode #1.1 (1969) (producer)
 
1967 Coronation Street (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes)
– Episode #1.702 (1967) (producer)
– Episode #1.701 (1967) (producer)
– Episode #1.700 (1967) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1986 Forever Young (script editor)
 
1984 Arthur's Hallowed Ground (TV movie) (script editor)
 
1983 Those Glory Glory Days (TV movie) (script editor)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1984 The Chain (writer: "The Chain")
 
1979 The Knowledge (TV movie) (lyrics: "The Knowledge")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 King of Fridges (TV movie) (dedicated to the memory of)
 
2000 Chicken Run (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2000 The Unforgettable Richard Beckinsale (TV special short)
Himself
 
1997 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Maureen Lipman (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jack the Lad (1997) … Himself
 
1992 Granadaland (TV series documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1952) His play, "Red Letter Day", was performed at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Fay Compton, Verner Jimmy, Hugh Williams, Mary Marvin, June Thorburn, Terence Longdon, Nora Swinburne, Dorothy Dickson and Donald Sinden in the cast. See more »

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Trivia:

Just before his death, Rosenthal completed his autobiography "By Jack Rosenthal" (Robson Books, 2005). According to the publishers: "Jack Rosenthal had always resisted writing an autobiography, until he hit on an original way of writing it that excited him: it would be as a screenplay, with himself as the central character... See more »

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Virgo