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Overview
Mini Biography:
Dennis Christopher George Potter was born 17 May 1935 in Berry Hill, a... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations moreFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
- The Singing Detective (2003) (screenplay) (television series)
- The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (writer)
- "Karaoke" (1996) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- "Cold Lazarus" (1996) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- Midnight Movie (1994) (TV) (writer)
- "Performance" (1 episode, 1994)
- Message for Posterity (1994) TV episode (writer) - Mesmer (1994) (written by)
- "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993) (mini) TV mini-series (screenplay) (story)
- Secret Friends (1991) (novel "Ticket to Ride") (screenplay)
- "Blackeyes" (1989) (mini) TV mini-series (novel) (screenplay)
- Christabel (1988) (TV) (writer)
- Track 29 (1988) (written by)
- "Play for Today" (8 episodes, 1970-1987)
- Brimstone and Treacle (1987) TV episode (writer)
- Blue Remembered Hills (1979) TV episode (writer)
- Double Dare (1976) TV episode (writer)
- Schmoedipus (1974) TV episode (writer)
- Joe's Ark (1974) TV episode (writer)
(3 more) - Visitors (1987) (TV) (writer)
- "The Singing Detective" (1986) (mini) TV mini-series (screenplay) (story)
- Dreamchild (1985) (writer)
- "Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- "Screen Two" (1985) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Gorky Park (1983) (writer)
- Brimstone & Treacle (1982) (play) (screenplay)
- Pennies from Heaven (1981) (miniseries) (screenplay)
- Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) (writer)
- Rain on the Roof (1980) (TV) (writer)
- Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) (writer)
... aka Deep Cover (USA: video title) - "Pennies from Heaven" (1978) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (1978) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- Where Adam Stood (1976) (TV) (writer)
- "Late Call" (1975) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (1973) (TV) (writer)
... aka Wessex Tales: A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (UK: series title) - "Wessex Tales" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Sextet" (1 episode, 1972)
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) TV episode (writer) - "Casanova" (1971) (mini) TV mini-series (writer)
- Paper Roses (1971) (TV) (writer)
... aka A Tabloid Story (UK: subtitle) - "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
- Lay Down Your Arms (1970) TV episode (writer)
- Moonlight on the Highway (1969) TV episode (writer)
- Cornelius (1969) TV episode (writer) - "The Wednesday Play" (8 episodes, 1965-1969)
- Son of Man (1969) TV episode (writer)
- A Beast with Two Backs (1968) TV episode (writer)
- Message for Posterity (1967) TV episode (writer)
- Where the Buffalo Roam (1966) TV episode (writer)
- Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton (1965) TV episode (writer)
(3 more) - "The Company of Five" (1 episode, 1968)
- Shaggy Dog (1968) TV episode (writer) - "ITV Playhouse" (1 episode, 1968)
- The Bonegrinder (1968) TV episode (writer) - Tamo gdje bizoni lutaju (1968) (TV) (writer)
- "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
- Emergency Ward 9 (1966) TV episode (writer) - "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Not So Much a Programme... (UK: short title) - A Last Word on the Election (1964) (TV) (writer)
- "That Was the Week That Was" (37 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka TW3
- Episode #2.14 (1963) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.13 (1963) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.12 (1963) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.11 (1963) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.10 (1963) TV episode (writer)
(32 more) - "Bookstand" (1960) TV series (writer)
- Between Two Rivers (1960) (TV) (writer)
Producer:
- Midnight Movie (1994) (TV) (producer)
- "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993) (mini) TV mini-series (executive producer)
- "ITV Playhouse" (producer) (2 episodes, 1970)
- The Style of the Countess (1970) TV episode (producer)
- Thursday's Child (1970) TV episode (producer)
Director:
- Secret Friends (1991)
- "Blackeyes" (1989) (mini) TV mini-series
- Between Two Rivers (1960) (TV)
Actor:
- "Blackeyes" (1989) (mini) TV mini-series (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
- "Play for Today" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1979)
- Blue Remembered Hills (1979) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Bookstand" (1960) TV series (script associate)
- "Panorama" (1953) TV series (researcher) (unknown episodes)
Music Department:
- James and the Giant Peach (1996) (musical concepts)
Self:
- Close Up: Dennis Potter Under the Skin (1998) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Dennis Potter: A Television Life - Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Without Walls: An Interview with Dennis Potter (UK) - "Clive Anderson Talks Back" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode #7.8 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "Heart of the Matter" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode dated 5 November 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - "Question Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode dated 22 January 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself - "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
- Dennis Potter: Man of Television (1978) TV episode .... Himself - "Bookstand" (1960) TV series .... Himself (interviewer)
- Between Two Rivers (1960) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode dated 8 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Does Class Matter?" (1958) TV series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV) .... Himself
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"Drama Connections"
- The Singing Detective (2005) TV episode .... Himself -
"Arena"
- Painting the Clouds: a Portrait of Dennis Potter (2004) TV episode .... Himself - The Truth About 60s TV (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Short story, "Last Pearls," Dennis Potter's final piece of writing, was published in the "Daily Telegraph" (4 June 1994). This story was read by Martin Jarvis on BBC Radio 4 (9 June 1998 with a repeat on 13 June 1998). Jarvis also read Potter's 1988 short story, "Excalibur," on BBC Radio 4 (22 August 1998). morePublicity Listings:
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