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Alan Plater

Writer, Additional Credits
Born April 15, 1935Died June 25, 2010 (75 years)
Alan Frederick Plater was one of Britain's most prolific, original and entertaining writers whose work for television, radio, theatre and the cinema, not to mention his six novels, constitutes an unparalleled body of work.

Known For

  • Lewis
  • Dalziel and Pascoe
  • Juggernaut
  • The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
  • A Merry War
  • A Very British Coup
  • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
  • Midsomer Murders
  • The Barchester Chronicles
  • The Beiderbecke Affair
  • Maigret (1992)
  • Priest of Love
  • Flambards
  • The Virgin and the Gypsy
  • Belonging
  • The Beiderbecke Tapes
  • The Beiderbecke Connection
  • Oliver's Travels
  • Fortunes of War
  • Coming Through
  • Joe Maddison's War

Filmography

2010
Joe Maddison's War · as Screenplay
2006
Lewis (TV Series)
2004
Belonging · as Screenplay
2003
The Afternoon Play (TV Series)
2000
1997
A Merry War · as Screenplay
1997
Midsomer Murders (TV Series)
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series)
1995
Oliver's Travels (TV Series)
1992
Maigret (1992) (TV Series)
1989
Campion (TV Series)
1988
1988
1988
The Play on One (TV Series)
1987
1987
Fortunes of War (TV Series)
1987
1985
Screen One (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1985
1985
1984
Slagskämpen · as Screenplay
1983
Natural World (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1982
The Barchester Chronicles (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1981
1981
Get Lost! (TV Series)
1980
1980
Cribb (TV Series)
1979
Flambards (TV Series)
1977
1976
1974
1974
1973
Playhouse (TV Series)
1972
The Edwardians (TV Series)
1970
Play for Today (TV Series)
1970
1969
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series)
1967
ITV Playhouse (TV Series)
1966
Softly Softly (TV Series)
1965
1964
Theatre 625 (TV Series)
1964
Horizon (TV Series)
1963
First Night (TV Series)
1963
Crane (TV Series)
1962
Z Cars (TV Series)
1960
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series)

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