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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)
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- Looking for Aristotle
(1995)
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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)
- Romania: January 1940
(1987)
... (screenplay)
- The Balkans: September 1939
(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)
- What I Don't Understand Is This...
(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 - 1 episode, 1983) (dramatised by - 1 episode, 1983) (screenplay by - 1 episode, 1983)
- Bewitched
(1983)
... (screenplay)
- Feet Foremost
(1983)
... (dramatised by)
- The Intercessor
(1983)
... (screenplay by)
1983
The Consultant
(TV Series) (dramatised by - 4 episodes)
- Extension of Credit
(1983)
... (dramatised by)
- Inheritance
(1983)
... (dramatised by)
- Audit
(1983)
... (dramatised by)
- Invitation to Tender
(1983)
... (dramatised by)
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)
- Part Two
(1982)
... (dramatised by)
- Part One
(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)
- On the Road
(1980)
... (adapted for television by)
- Supper at the Royal Standard
(1980)
... (adapted for television by)
- Miss Trant Pays the Bill
(1980)
... (adapted for television by)
- In Which We Meet the Company
(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)
- 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)
- Wish You Were Here
(1978)
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- The Road to Paradise Valley
(1978)
... (creator)
- On the Feast of Selwyn
(1977)
... (creator)
- Around the Houses
(1977)
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- A Little Learning
(1977)
... (creator)
- Sling Along with Selwyn
(1977)
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- Occupational Hazard
(1977)
... (creator)
- Boom Boom
(1977)
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- Gala Performance
(1977)
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- Be It Ever So Humble, There's No Place
(1977)
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- Just Cause and Impediment
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- The Protection Racket
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Alphabetic Orders
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Selwyn Rides Again
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Raffles
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- The Game of the Name
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Daze of Hope
(1977)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Ladies' Desire
(1976)
... (creator) / (writer)
- The Master Builder
(1976)
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- The Grand Outing
(1976)
... (creator) / (writer)
- There Are Several Businesses Like Show Business
(1976)
... (creator) / (writer)
- We Are the Masters Now
(1976)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Three Fifths of the World Loves a Lover
(1976)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Pilot: Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt
(1974)
... (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)
- Rich Is Best
(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)
- No Life for a Woman
(1973)
... (writer)
- Welcome to the Club
(1972)
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- A Policeman's Lot: Part 3: It Depends Where You're Standing
(1972)
... (writer)
- A Policeman's Lot: Part 2: You Pays Your Money
(1972)
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- A Policeman's Lot: Part 1: The Row on the Stairs
(1972)
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- Ground Level
(1971)
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- Without Favour
(1970)
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- Sunday, Sweet Sunday
(1970)
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- Standing Orders
(1970)
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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)
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- The Fryer's Tale
(1975)
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- The Driver's Tale
(1975)
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1975
The Stars Look Down
(TV Mini Series) (writer - 13 episodes)
- Marrers
(1975)
... (writer)
- The Promised Land
(1975)
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- New Ground
(1975)
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- Rebuilding
(1975)
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- Victory
(1975)
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- Casualties
(1975)
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- Heroes
(1975)
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- Battlefield
(1975)
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- Inherit the Earth
(1975)
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- Useful Employment
(1975)
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- Love
(1975)
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- Escape
(1975)
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- Daily Bread
(1975)
... (writer)
1975
The Loner
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Dawson's Encounter
(1975)
... (writer)
- Dawson's Connection
(1975)
... (writer)
- Dawson's Complaint
(1975)
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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)
- If I Can Help Somebody
(1968)
... (written by)
- Who's Mr. Smith?
(1967)
... (written by)
- The Mind of the Beholder
(1967)
... (written by)
- Material Evidence
(1967)
... (written by)
- A Piece of Waste Ground
(1967)
... (written by)
- The Same the Whole World Over
(1967)
... (written by)
- James McNeil, Aged 23
(1967)
... (written by)
- Sleeping Dogs
(1966)
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- Best Out of Three
(1966)
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- The Short Cut
(1966)
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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)
- In Shocking Taste
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- Radio Sarah
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- All Right for Other People
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- The Man from Down Under
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- To Hell with Purity
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- I Don't Like Him
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- The Battle of Waterloo Street
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- Blow Hot, Blow Cold
(1969)
... (series created & devised)
- Neighbours
(1969)
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- This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You
(1969)
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- I'm Talking About Us
(1969)
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- A Very Dear Friend
(1968)
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- Risk Involved
(1968)
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- Love Thy Neighbour
(1968)
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- The Bigger They Come
(1968)
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- You Too Can Change the World
(1968)
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- Print and Be Damned
(1968)
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- A Time of Fear
(1968)
... (co-creator) / (series created & devised)
- Worked Out
(1968)
... (co-creator) / (series created & devised)
- Vacancy
(1968)
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- Past Indefinite
(1968)
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- Yes, But Who Am I?
(1968)
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- King of Furness
(1968)
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- Counter Claim
(1968)
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- The Noble Tradition
(1968)
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- Mrs. Whatever
(1968)
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- A Little Goodwill
(1968)
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- The First Stone
(1968)
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- Cleverclogs
(1968)
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- Upset
(1968)
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- Ministry Approved
(1968)
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- The Glass Hammer
(1968)
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- Lash Out
(1968)
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1965-1968
Theatre 625
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- To See How Far It Is
(1968)
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- The Curse of the Donkins
(1968)
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- Murphy's Law
(1968)
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- Portraits from the North: The Nutter
(1965)
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Z Cars
(TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes, 1964 - 1965) (written by - 5 episodes, 1963 - 1964)
- That's the Way It Is
(1965)
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- Routine Enquiries
(1965)
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- Wilful Destruction
(1965)
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- Warning Shots
(1965)
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- Error of Judgement
(1965)
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- Suspected Murder
(1965)
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- The Mice Will Play
(1965)
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- Partners
(1965)
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- Teething Trouble
(1965)
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- Brotherly Love
(1965)
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- First Foot
(1964)
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- One Day in Spring Street
(1964)
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- Family Reunion
(1964)
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- A Question of Storage
(1964)
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- Promise Made
(1964)
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- Tuesday Afternoon
(1963)
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- A Quiet Night
(1963)
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- A Try by Weir
(1963)
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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)
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- Return of a Hero
(1963)
... (writer)
Show
Script and Continuity Department (1 credit)
Script and Continuity Department (1 credit)
1979
Flambards
(TV Mini Series) (script supervisor - 8 episodes)
- What Are Servants For?
(1979)
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- Prisoners of War
(1979)
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- New Blood
(1979)
... (script supervisor)
- Flying High
(1979)
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- The Cold Light of Day
(1979)
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- Point to Point
(1979)
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- Lady Bountiful
(1979)
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- Entry to a New World
(1979)
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Show
Music department (2 credits)
Music department (2 credits)
1975
Trinity Tales
(TV Series) (lyrics by - 6 episodes)
- The Man of Law's Tale
(1975)
... (lyrics by)
- The Wife of Batley's Tale
(1975)
... (lyrics by)
- The Joiner's Tale
(1975)
... (lyrics by)
- The Judy's Tale
(1975)
... (lyrics by)
- The Fryer's Tale
(1975)
... (lyrics by)
- The Driver's Tale
(1975)
... (lyrics by)
Show
Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
1979
Flambards
(TV Mini Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Edge of the Cloud
(1979)
... (lyrics: "Song of Christina")
Show
Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
Show
Self (14 credits)
Self (14 credits)
2005
Timeshift
(TV Series documentary)
Self - Interviewee
Self - Interviewee
- Alan Plater: Hearing the Music
(2005)
... Self - Interviewee
1972-1998
This Is Your Life
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Brian Murphy
(1998)
... Self
- Tom Courtenay
(1972)
... Self
1981-1984
Did You See..?
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #6.1
(1984)
... Self
- Episode #1.14
(1981)
... Self
