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Alan Frederick Plater CBE FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010) was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for the sitcom Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and the comedy drama serials The Beiderbecke Trilogy .
Jun 25, 2010 · Alan Plater, who has died of cancer aged 75, was one of a handful of writers, including Jack Rosenthal, Dennis Potter and Simon Gray, who truly made a difference on British television...
- Michael Coveney
Born in Jarrow in 1935, Alan Plater was brought up in Hull, and trained as an architect in Newcastle. He has been a full-time writer since 1961, with over two hundred assorted credits in radio, television, theatre and film - plus six novels, occasional journalism, broadcasting and teaching.
- Alan Plater
- June 25, 2010
- April 15, 1935
From his early scripts for the groundbreaking police series Z Cars to an adaptation of Chris Mullin's political novel A Very British Coup and his own comedy-drama creations such as his Beiderbecke...
Born in Jarrow in 1935, Alan Plater was brought up in Hull, and trained as an architect in Newcastle. He has been a full-time writer since 1961, with over two hundred assorted credits in radio, television, theatre and film - plus six novels, occasional journalism, broadcasting and teaching.
- April 15, 1935
- June 25, 2010
Jun 25, 2010 · Alan Plater, a prolific and acclaimed playwright and screenwriter, passed away in 2010 after a long career. He created or wrote for Z Cars, The Barchester Chronicles, The Fortunes of War, and many other works.
Jun 25, 2010 · Award-winning screen and stage writer Alan Plater died today after battling cancer, his agent said. His included Z Cars, The Beiderbecke Affair, Fortunes of War, Last of the Blonde...
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