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Date of Birth:

15 April 1935, Jarrow-on-Tyne, England, UK more

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Born in Jarrow in 1935, Alan Plater was brought up in Hull, and trained... more

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He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire)... more

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Down 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations more

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Green, Whatley for ITV1 period drama
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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Lewis" (2007)	(3 episodes, 2007-2009)	2009	-	8.3 (315)
	AKAs: Inspector Lewis (USA) 3 TV episodes: "Lewis: The Quality of Mercy (#3.2)" (screenplay) "Lewis: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea (#2.1)" (screenplay) "Lewis: Old School Ties (#1.2)" (screenplay)
2.	"The Afternoon Play" (2003)	(1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	5.2 (29)
	1 TV episode: "The Afternoon Play: The Last Will and Testament of Billy Two-Sheds (#4.2)" (writer)
3.	Belonging (2004) (TV)	(screenplay)	2004	-	7.2 (74)

4.	"Midsomer Murders" (1997)	(1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.5 (2,221)
	1 TV episode: "Midsomer Murders: A Tale of Two Hamlets (#6.4)" (screenplay)
5.	The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV)	(writer)	2000	-	7.4 (752)

6.	"Dalziel and Pascoe" (1996)	(4 episodes, 1996-1998)	1998	-	7.6 (268)
	4 TV episodes: "Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence (#3.3)" (screenplay) "Dalziel and Pascoe: Deadheads (#2.3)" (writer) "Dalziel and Pascoe: An Advancement of Learning (#1.2)" (writer) "Dalziel and Pascoe: A Clubbable Woman (#1.1)" (screenplay)
7.	Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)	(screenplay)	1997	-	6.2 (822)
	AKAs: A Merry War (New Zealand: English title) (USA) Comstock and Rosemary
8.	"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" (1988)	(1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	6.7 (53)
	1 TV episode: "Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Simisola: Part One (#9.3)" (writer)
9.	"Oliver's Travels" (1995)	(unknown episodes)	1995	-	8.3 (214)

10.	Doggin' Around (1994) (TV)	(writer)	1994	-	7.4 (64)

11.	Selected Exits (1993) (TV)	(writer)	1993	-	7.0 (22)

12.	"Frank Stubbs Promotes" (1993)	(unknown episodes)	1993	-	8.4 (11)
	AKAs: Frank Stubbs (UK: new title)
13.	"Maigret" (1992)	(2 episodes, 1992)	1992	-	8.0 (64)
	2 TV episodes: "Maigret: Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (#1.2)" (screenplay) "Maigret: The Patience of Maigret (#1.1)" (screenplay)
14.	Misterioso (1991) (TV)	(writer)	1991	-	-

15.	A Day in Summer (1989) (TV)	(writer)	1989	-	7.4 (19)

16.	"Campion" (1989)	(2 episodes, 1989)	1989	-	8.3 (103)
	AKAs: Mystery!: Campion (USA) 2 TV episodes: "Campion: Look to the Lady: Part 2 (#1.2)" (screenplay) "Campion: Look to the Lady: Part 1 (#1.1)" (screenplay)
17.	"The Beiderbecke Connection" (1988)	(4 episodes, 1988)	1988	-	8.8 (129)
	4 TV episodes: "The Beiderbecke Connection: What Do We Have on Hockey Sticks? (#1.4)" (novel) (screenplay) "The Beiderbecke Connection: Is He the Lodger? (#1.3)" (writer) "The Beiderbecke Connection: Hello Sir, Hello Miss (#1.2)" (writer) "The Beiderbecke Connection: Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin (#1.1)" (writer)
18.	"A Very British Coup" (1988)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	8.4 (296)
	1 TV episode: "A Very British Coup: (#1.1)" (screenplay)
19.	"The Beiderbecke Tapes" (1987)	(2 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	8.9 (146)
	2 TV episodes: "The Beiderbecke Tapes: (#1.2)" (novel) (screenplay) "The Beiderbecke Tapes: (#1.1)" (novel) (screenplay)
20.	"Fortunes of War" (1987)	(7 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	8.2 (287)
	7 TV episodes: "Fortunes of War: January 1943 (#1.7)" (adaptation) "Fortunes of War: Autumn 1942 (#1.6)" (adaptation) "Fortunes of War: April 1941 (#1.5)" (adaptation) "Fortunes of War: October 1940 (#1.4)" (adaptation) "Fortunes of War: June 1940 (#1.3)" (adaptation) 2 episodes not shown.
21.	"Tales of Sherwood Forest" (1987)	(unknown episodes)	1987	-	-

22.	"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1986)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	8.9 (542)
	1 TV episode: "The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip (#1.5)" (dramatisation)
23.	Death Is Part of the Process (1986) (TV)	(writer)	1986	-	-

24.	Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1985) (TV)	(writer)	1985	-	-

25.	A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV)	(dramatisation)	1985	-	7.4 (362)
	AKAs: Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (UK: series title)
26.	"The Beiderbecke Affair" (1985)	(6 episodes, 1985)	1985	-	9.0 (234)
	6 TV episodes: "The Beiderbecke Affair: We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only... (#1.6)" (novel) (screenplay) "The Beiderbecke Affair: That Was a Very Funny Evening (#1.5)" (novel) (screenplay) "The Beiderbecke Affair: Um... I Know What You're Thinking (#1.4)" (novel) (screenplay) "The Beiderbecke Affair: We Call It the White Economy (#1.3)" (novel) (screenplay) "The Beiderbecke Affair: Can Anybody Join In? (#1.2)" (novel) (screenplay) 1 episode not shown.
27.	On Your Way Riley (1985) (TV)	(script)	1985	-	-

28.	Coming Through (1985) (TV)	(writer)	1985	-	6.6 (87)

29.	Slagskämpen (1984)	(screenplay)	1984	-	4.4 (208)
	AKAs: The Inside Man (USA: DVD title)
30.	"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984)	(1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	9.1 (1,296)
	AKAs: Sherlock Holmes (Australia) 1 TV episode: "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (#1.4)" (dramatisation)
31.	Pride of our Alley (1983) (TV)	(script)	1983	-	-

32.	Bewitched (1983) (TV)	(screenplay)	1983	-	6.9 (199)
	AKAs: Shades of Darkness: Bewitched (UK: alternative title)
33.	"The Consultant" (1983)	(unknown episodes)	1983	-	8.8 (5)

34.	The Intercessor (1983) (TV)	(script)	1983	-	7.1 (41)
	AKAs: Shades of Darkness: The Intercessor (UK: series title)
35.	Shades of Darkness: Feet Foremost by L.P. Hartley (1983) (TV)	(script)	1983	-	7.5 (19)
	AKAs: Feet Foremost (UK: short title)
36.	"The Barchester Chronicles" (1982)	(writer)	1982	-	8.5 (405)

37.	Priest of Love (1981)	(writer)	1981	-	6.6 (84)

38.	"Get Lost!" (1981)	(4 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	5.7 (11)
	4 TV episodes: "Get Lost!: Not a Proper Ending (#1.4)" (writer) "Get Lost!: Kiss Me Quick (#1.3)" (writer) "Get Lost!: The Vicar Did It (#1.2)" (writer) "Get Lost!: Worried About Jim (#1.1)" (writer)
39.	"The Good Companions" (1980)	(9 episodes, 1980-1981)	1981	-	7.8 (8)
	9 TV episodes: "The Good Companions: Curtain Call (#1.9)" (adaptation) "The Good Companions: Salvage Work (#1.8)" (adaptation) "The Good Companions: A Wind in the Triangle (#1.7)" (adaptation) "The Good Companions: Stumbling Chronicles (#1.6)" (adaptation) "The Good Companions: Slippin' Round the Corner (#1.5)" (adaptation) 4 episodes not shown.
40.	"Cribb" (1980)	(1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	8.0 (40)
	1 TV episode: "Cribb: Wobble to Death (#1.6)" (adaptation)
41.	"Flambards" (1979)	(4 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	8.3 (195)
	4 TV episodes: "Flambards: The Inheritance (#1.12)" (written by) "Flambards: Sing No Sad Songs (#1.8)" (written by) "Flambards: Edge of the Cloud (#1.6)" (written by) "Flambards: Christina/The Blooding (#1.1)" (written by)
42.	"ITV Playhouse" (1967)	(3 episodes, 1972-1979)	1979	-	6.3 (13)
	3 TV episodes: "ITV Playhouse: The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? (#11.7)" (writer) "ITV Playhouse: Short Back and Sides (#9.2)" (writer) "ITV Playhouse: Seventeen Percent Said Push Off (#5.6)" (writer)
43.	"BBC2 Play of the Week" (1977)	(1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	8.2 (7)
	1 TV episode: "BBC2 Play of the Week: Night People (#2.10)" (writer)
44.	"Selwyn" (1978)	(7 episodes, 1978)	1978	-	-
	7 TV episodes: "Selwyn: A Man for One Season (#1.7)" (creator) "Selwyn: Don't Make Waves (#1.6)" (creator) "Selwyn: I've Gotta Jockey (#1.5)" (creator) "Selwyn: Take a Tip from Selwyn (#1.4)" (creator) "Selwyn: Better Late Than Never (#1.3)" (creator) 2 episodes not shown.
45.	Curriculee Curricula (1978) (TV)	(writer)	1978	-	-

46.	"Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt" (1974)	(22 episodes, 1974-1977)	1977	-	6.6 (21)
	22 TV episodes: "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt: On the Feast of Selwyn (#3.8)" (creator) "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt: Around the Houses (#3.7)" (writer) "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt: A Little Learning (#3.6)" (creator) "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt: Sing Along with Selwyn (#3.5)" (creator) "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt: Occupational Hazard (#3.4)" (creator) 17 episodes not shown.
47.	"Premiere" (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Premiere: Give Us a Kiss, Christabel (#1.6)" (writer)
48.	"Here I Stand ..." (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Here I Stand ...: By Christian Judges Condemned (#1.2)" (writer)
49.	"Middlemen" (1977)	(6 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	-
	6 TV episodes: "Middlemen: Fresh Fields and Slightly Used Pastures (#1.6)" (writer) "Middlemen: Read Any Good Books Lately? (#1.5)" (writer) "Middlemen: A Bag of Mixed Nuts (#1.4)" (writer) "Middlemen: A Young Lady from Gloucester (#1.3)" (writer) "Middlemen: A Little Bit of Heaven (#1.2)" (writer) 1 episode not shown.
50.	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	6.3 (14)
	1 TV episode: "BBC2 Playhouse: Practical Experience (#3.5)" (script)
51.	By Christian Judges Condemned (1976) (TV)	(writer)	1976	-	-

52.	"Trinity Tales" (1975)	(6 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	-
	6 TV episodes: "Trinity Tales: The Man of Law's Tale (#1.6)" (writer) "Trinity Tales: The Wife of Batley's Tale (#1.5)" (writer) "Trinity Tales: The Joiner's Tale (#1.4)" (writer) "Trinity Tales: The Judy's Tale (#1.3)" (writer) "Trinity Tales: The Fryer's Tale (#1.2)" (writer) 1 episode not shown.
53.	"The Stars Look Down" (1974)	(13 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	6.7 (25)
	13 TV episodes: "The Stars Look Down: Marrers (#1.13)" (writer) "The Stars Look Down: The Promised Land (#1.12)" (writer) "The Stars Look Down: New Ground (#1.11)" (writer) "The Stars Look Down: Rebuilding (#1.10)" (writer) "The Stars Look Down: Victory (#1.9)" (writer) 8 episodes not shown.
54.	"The Loner" (1975)	(unknown episodes)	1975	-	-

55.	It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)	(writer)	1975	-	6.2 (78)
	AKAs: All Things Bright and Beautiful
56.	Juggernaut (1974)	(additional dialogue)	1974	-	6.4 (1,728)
	AKAs: Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
57.	"Shoulder to Shoulder" (1974)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	8.0 (42)
	1 TV episode: "Shoulder to Shoulder: Annie Kenney (#1.2)" (writer)
58.	"Bedtime Stories" (1974)	(unknown episodes)	1974	-	-

59.	The Needle Match (1974) (TV)	(writer)	1974	-	-

60.	"Oranges & Lemons" (1973)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Oranges & Lemons: Brotherly Love (#1.3)" (writer)
61.	"Play for Today" (1970)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.1 (52)
	1 TV episode: "Play for Today: Land of Green Ginger (#3.12)" (writer)
62.	"The Edwardians" (1972)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.3 (14)
	1 TV episode: "The Edwardians: The Reluctant Juggler (#1.6)" (writer)
63.	"Softly Softly" (1966)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	6.5 (23)
	AKAs: Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: "Softly Softly: Ground Level (#6.17)" (teleplay)
64.	The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)	(screenplay)	1970	-	6.0 (147)
	AKAs: D.H. Lawrence's The Virgin and the Gypsy (UK: complete title)
65.	"The Wednesday Play" (1964)	(2 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	7.2 (19)
	2 TV episodes: "The Wednesday Play: Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred (#1.160)" (writer) "The Wednesday Play: Close the Coalhouse Door (#1.149)" (play) (screenplay)
66.	"The First Lady" (1968)	(4 episodes, 1968)	1968	-	-
	4 TV episodes: "The First Lady: The Noble Tradition (#1.9)" (writer) "The First Lady: The First Stone (#1.6)" (writer) "The First Lady: Ministry Approved (#1.3)" (writer) "The First Lady: Lash Out (#1.1)" (writer)
67.	"Theatre 625" (1964)	(4 episodes, 1965-1968)	1968	-	5.3 (8)
	4 TV episodes: "Theatre 625: To See How Far It Is (#5.13)" (writer) "Theatre 625: The Curse of the Donkins (#5.12)" (writer) "Theatre 625: Murphy's Law (#5.11)" (writer) "Theatre 625: Portraits from the North: The Nutter (#3.12)" (writer)
68.	"Armchair Theatre" (1956)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.4 (22)
	1 TV episode: "Armchair Theatre: The Incident (#5.20)" (writer)
69.	"Z Cars" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1963-1965)	1965	-	7.5 (64)
	2 TV episodes: "Z Cars: Partners (#4.28)" (writer) "Z Cars: Tuesday Afternoon (#3.14)" (writer)
70.	"Front Page Story" (1965)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Front Page Story: The Public Interest (#1.4)" (writer)
71.	"ITV Play of the Week" (1955)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.0 (15)
	AKAs: Play of the Week (UK: short title) 1 TV episode: "ITV Play of the Week: A Question of Happiness #4: Fred (#9.39)" (script)
72.	"First Night" (1963)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	6.4 (5)
	1 TV episode: "First Night: Ted's Cathedral (#1.27)" (writer)
73.	"Crane" (1963)	(2 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.0 (15)
	2 TV episodes: "Crane: Gypsy's Warning (#2.10)" (writer) "Crane: Return of a Hero (#1.11)" (writer)
74.	Smashing Day (1962) (TV)	(script)	1962	-	-

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Flambards" (1979)	script supervisor (8 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	8.3 (195)
		8 TV episodes: "Flambards: What Are Servants For? (#1.11)" (script supervisor) "Flambards: Prisoners of War (#1.10)" (script supervisor) "Flambards: New Blood (#1.9)" (script supervisor) "Flambards: Flying High (#1.7)" (script supervisor) "Flambards: The Cold Light of Day (#1.5)" (script supervisor) 3 episodes not shown.

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Flambards" (1979)	(1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	8.3 (195)
		1 TV episode: "Flambards: Edge of the Cloud (#1.6)" (lyrics: "Song of Christina")

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Play: "And a Little Love Besides", Publisher: French, 1973 more

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