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Alan Plater (1935–2010)
Born in Jarrow in 1935, Alan Plater was brought up in Hull, and trained as an architect in Newcastle. He has been a full-time writer since 1961, with over two hundred assorted credits in radio, television, theatre and film - plus six novels, occasional journalism, broadcasting and teaching. His first plays were written for radio, a medium he still ...
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Born:in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, UKDied:(age 75) in London, England, UK |
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Writer (89 credits)
Writer (89 credits)
2007-2010
Inspector Lewis
(TV Series) (screenplay - 4 episodes)
- Your Sudden Death Question
(2010)
... (screenplay)
- The Quality of Mercy
(2009)
... (screenplay)
- And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea
(2008)
... (screenplay)
- Old School Ties
(2007)
... (screenplay)
2006
The Afternoon Play
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Last Will and Testament of Billy Two-Sheds
(2006)
... (writer)
2003
Midsomer Murders
(TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode)
- A Tale of Two Hamlets
(2003)
... (screenplay)
Dalziel and Pascoe
(TV Series) (screenplay - 3 episodes, 1996 - 1998) (writer - 1 episode, 1997)
- Bones and Silence
(1998)
... (screenplay)
- Deadheads
(1997)
... (writer)
- An Advancement of Learning
(1996)
... (screenplay)
- A Clubbable Woman
(1996)
... (screenplay)
1996
Ruth Rendell Mysteries
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Simisola: Part One
(1996)
... (writer)
1995
Oliver's Travels
(TV Mini Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- Do We Look Like That?
(1995)
... (written by)
- The Farquhar Connection
(1995)
... (written by)
- Why Did We Eat the Frogs?
(1995)
... (written by)
- Land of My Fathers
(1995)
... (written by)
- Looking for Aristotle
(1995)
... (written by)
1992
Maigret
(TV Series) (screenplay - 2 episodes)
- Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
(1992)
... (screenplay)
- The Patience of Maigret
(1992)
... (screenplay)
The Play on One
(TV Series) (novel - 1 episode, 1991) (writer - 1 episode, 1991)
- Misterioso
(1991)
... (novel) / (writer)
1989
Mystery!: Campion
(TV Series) (screenplay - 2 episodes)
- Look to the Lady: Part 2
(1989)
... (screenplay)
- Look to the Lady: Part 1
(1989)
... (screenplay)
The Beiderbecke Connection
(TV Mini Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 1988) (novel - 1 episode, 1988) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1988)
- What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks?
(1988)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Is He the Lodger?
(1988)
... (writer)
- Hello Sir, Hello Miss
(1988)
... (writer)
- Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin
(1988)
... (writer)
1988
A Very British Coup
(TV Mini Series) (screenplay - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3
(1988)
... (screenplay)
- Episode #1.2
(1988)
... (screenplay)
- Episode #1.1
(1988)
... (screenplay)
The Beiderbecke Tapes
(TV Mini Series) (novel - 2 episodes, 1987) (screenplay - 2 episodes, 1987)
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
1987
Fortunes of War
(TV Mini Series) (screenplay - 7 episodes)
- The Middle East: January 1943
(1987)
... (screenplay)
- Egypt: September 1942
(1987)
... (screenplay)
- Egypt: April 1941
(1987)
... (screenplay)
- Greece: October 1940
(1987)
... (screenplay)
- Romania: June 1940
(1987)
... (screenplay)
1986
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
(TV Series) (dramatised by - 1 episode)
- The Man with the Twisted Lip
(1986)
... (dramatised by)
1985
Natural World
(TV Series documentary) (screenplay - 1 episode)
- Edward Lear: On the Edge of the Sand
(1985)
... (screenplay)
1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
(TV Mini Series) (dramatised by - 3 episodes)
- Part 3
(1985)
... (dramatised by)
- Part 2
(1985)
... (dramatised by)
- Part 1
(1985)
... (dramatised by)
The Beiderbecke Affair
(TV Mini Series) (novel - 6 episodes, 1985) (screenplay - 6 episodes, 1985)
- We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only...
(1985)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- That Was a Very Funny Evening
(1985)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Um... I Know What You're Thinking
(1985)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- We Call It the White Economy
(1985)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Can Anybody Join In?
(1985)
... (novel) / (screenplay)
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(TV Series) (dramatised by - 1 episode)
- The Solitary Cyclist
(1984)
... (dramatised by)
Shades of Darkness
(TV Series) (screenplay - 2 episodes, 1983) (script - 1 episode, 1983)
- Bewitched
(1983)
... (screenplay)
- Feet Foremost
(1983)
... (script)
- The Intercessor
(1983)
... (screenplay)
1983
The Consultant
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Extension of Credit
(1983)
... (writer)
- Inheritance
(1983)
... (writer)
- Audit
(1983)
... (writer)
- Invitation to Tender
(1983)
... (writer)
1982
The Barchester Chronicles
(TV Mini Series) (dramatised by - 7 episodes)
- Part Seven
(1982)
... (dramatised by)
- Part Six
(1982)
... (dramatised by)
- Part Five
(1982)
... (dramatised by)
- Part Four
(1982)
... (dramatised by)
- Part Three
(1982)
... (dramatised by)
1981
Get Lost!
(TV Mini Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Not a Proper Ending
(1981)
... (writer)
- Kiss Me Quick
(1981)
... (writer)
- The Vicar Did It
(1981)
... (writer)
- Worried About Jim
(1981)
... (writer)
1980-1981
The Good Companions
(TV Mini Series) (adapted for television by - 9 episodes)
- Curtain Call
(1981)
... (adapted for television by)
- Salvage Work
(1981)
... (adapted for television by)
- A Wind in the Triangle
(1981)
... (adapted for television by)
- Stumbling Chronicles
(1980)
... (adapted for television by)
- Slippin' Round the Corner
(1980)
... (adapted for television by)
1979
Flambards
(TV Mini Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- The Inheritance
(1979)
... (written by)
- Sing No Sad Songs
(1979)
... (written by)
- Edge of the Cloud
(1979)
... (written by)
- Christina/The Blooding
(1979)
... (written by)
- Christina
(1979)
... (written by)
1972-1979
ITV Playhouse
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
(1979)
... (writer)
- Short Back and Sides
(1977)
... (writer)
- Seventeen Percent Said Push Off
(1972)
... (writer)
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt
(TV Series) (creator - 29 episodes, 1974 - 1978) (writer - 15 episodes, 1976 - 1977)
- A Man for One Season
(1978)
... (creator)
- Don't Make Waves
(1978)
... (creator)
- I've Gotta Jockey
(1978)
... (creator)
- Take a Tip from Selwyn
(1978)
... (creator)
- Better Late Than Never
(1978)
... (creator)
1978
Play for Love
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Party of the First Part
(1978)
... (written by)
1978
Horizon
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Eddystone Lights
(1978)
... (writer)
1977
For the Love of Albert
(TV Mini Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Rainbow's End
(1977)
... (writer)
- A Spot of Homely Fun
(1977)
... (writer)
- Jerusalem
(1977)
... (writer)
- The Emblem
(1977)
... (writer)
- The Bike
(1977)
... (writer)
1977
Here I Stand...
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- By Christian Judges Condemned
(1977)
... (writer)
1977
Middlemen
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Fresh Fields and Slightly Used Pastures
(1977)
... (writer)
- Read Any Good Books Lately?
(1977)
... (writer)
- A Bag of Mixed Nuts
(1977)
... (writer)
- A Young Lady from Gloucester
(1977)
... (writer)
- A Little Bit of Heaven
(1977)
... (writer)
1970-1976
Softly Softly: Task Force
(TV Series) (writer - 14 episodes)
- At Risk
(1976)
... (writer)
- Protection
(1975)
... (writer)
- A Day's Work
(1974)
... (writer)
- Domestic Incident
(1974)
... (writer)
- Trouble-Maker
(1974)
... (writer)
1975
Trinity Tales
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- The Man of Law's Tale
(1975)
... (writer)
- The Wife of Batley's Tale
(1975)
... (writer)
- The Joiner's Tale
(1975)
... (writer)
- The Judy's Tale
(1975)
... (writer)
- The Fryer's Tale
(1975)
... (writer)
1975
The Stars Look Down
(TV Mini Series) (writer - 13 episodes)
- Marrers
(1975)
... (writer)
- The Promised Land
(1975)
... (writer)
- New Ground
(1975)
... (writer)
- Rebuilding
(1975)
... (writer)
- Victory
(1975)
... (writer)
1975
The Loner
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Dawson's Encounter
(1975)
... (writer)
- Dawson's Connection
(1975)
... (writer)
- Dawson's Complaint
(1975)
... (writer)
1974
2nd House
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 45 Minutes Each Way
(1974)
... (writer: Onion - a Football Association Disciplinary Hearing)
1972
The Edwardians
(TV Mini Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Reluctant Juggler
(1972)
... (writer)
1972
Thirty-Minute Theatre
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tonight We Meet Arthur Pendlebury
(1972)
... (writer)
The Wednesday Play
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1970) (play - 1 episode, 1969) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1969)
- Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
(1970)
... (writer)
- Close the Coalhouse Door
(1969)
... (play) / (screenplay)
1969-1970
Scene
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Let There Be Light
(1970)
... (writer)
- Terry
(1969)
... (writer)
1966-1969
Softly Softly
(TV Series) (written by - 15 episodes)
- Write Off
(1969)
... (written by)
- On Christmas Day in the Morning
(1968)
... (written by)
- Going Quietly
(1968)
... (written by)
- An Old Song
(1968)
... (written by)
- See the Rabbit
(1968)
... (written by)
The First Lady
(TV Series) (series created & devised - 38 episodes, 1968 - 1969) (co-creator - 22 episodes, 1968) (writer - 5 episodes, 1968 - 1969) (creator - 4 episodes, 1968)
- The Whips Are Out
(1969)
... (series created & devised) / (writer)
- A Cross for Sarah
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- A Banner with a Strange Device
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- And They Call That Progress
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- All in a Good Cause
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
1965-1968
Theatre 625
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- To See How Far It Is
(1968)
... (writer)
- The Curse of the Donkins
(1968)
... (writer)
- Murphy's Law
(1968)
... (writer)
- Portraits from the North: The Nutter
(1965)
... (writer)
Z Cars
(TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes, 1964 - 1965) (written by - 5 episodes, 1963 - 1964)
- That's the Way It Is
(1965)
... (writer)
- Routine Enquiries
(1965)
... (writer)
- Wilful Destruction
(1965)
... (writer)
- Warning Shots
(1965)
... (writer)
- Error of Judgement
(1965)
... (writer)
1964
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series) (script - 1 episode)
- A Question of Happiness #4: Fred
(1964)
... (script)
1963-1964
Crane
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Gypsy's Warning
(1964)
... (writer)
- Return of a Hero
(1963)
... (writer)
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His play, "A Smashing Day," was performed at the New Arts Theatre in London, England with Basil Dignam, Barbara Barnett, Hywel Bennett, Michael Blackham, Vyvian Hall, Christine Hargreaves, and Jenny Laird in the cast. John Fernald was director. See more »
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