Alan Dossor(1941-2016)

Director
Producer
Writer

Alan Dossor was born on 19 September 1941 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for First and Last (1989), Fair Game (1994) and Star Quality (1985). He was married to Elaine Donnelly and Dinah Williams. He died on 6 August 2016 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 nominations total

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First and Last

8.2

TV Movie

Director

1989

Fair Game

7.3

TV Movie

Director

1994

Star Quality

6.9

TV Movie

Director

1985

Sam Saturday

6.2

TV Series

Director

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Dream Team
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2002–2003
Bessie and the Bell
TV Movie
- Director
- 2001
Where the Heart Is
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2000
A Touch of Frost
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1999
The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
6.5
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1998
The Locksmith
7.5
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1997
The Missing Postman
7.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 1997
No Bananas
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1996
The Governor
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1995
Between the Lines
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1992–1994
Fair Game
7.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1994
Sam Saturday
6.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1992
Screen Two
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1989–1991
Screenplay
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1991
First and Last
8.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 1989

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Born
- September 19, 1941
- Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
- August 6, 2016
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar," at the Nottingham Playhouse in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England with Harold Innocent, John Turner, Christopher Hancock, John Shrapnel, Matthew Guinness, Will Knightley, Donald Sumpter, Wendy Allnutt, and Ursula Smith in the cast. Michael Rudman was director.

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He was artistic director of Liverpool's Everyman Theatre from 1970-75. He nurtured the careers of many future stars, including Julie Walters, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Nighy, Antony Sher, and Jonathan Pryce. He was eager to reflect real life in the region and to draw the city's population in. He commissioned plays about local issues and scandals.