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Lynda Joy La Plante, CBE (née Titchmarsh; born 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series. In 2024 she was honoured with the Crime Writers' Association of Britain's Diamond Dagger award for her outstanding lifetime's contribution to the crime and ...
Lynda La Plante was made a CBE (2008) for services to Literature, Drama and Charity. She is a member of The Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame and is the only lay person to be made a fellow of The Forensic Science Society.
Oct 18, 2024 · La Plante grew up Lynda Titchmarsh in a loving middle-class family in Crosby, Liverpool, but lived in the shadow of her sister, who died in a car accident aged five, when their mother was...
Sep 13, 2024 · Lynda inherited her fearless approach from her nan, Gertie, the tough matriarch who she enjoyed a close relationship with growing up.
- Ryan Paton
Sep 6, 2024 · The crime writer Lynda La Plante has lifted the lid on her amazing career, in a new memoir. The actor, author and screen writer's latest book entitled 'Getting away with murder', charts...
Aug 24, 2017 · That’s incredibly brave of you – why did you do it? I chose not to continue being involved in the ITV series of Prime Suspect 1973 because I did not approve of the casting or the script, which was only very loosely based on my original book of Tennison. You’ve written plenty of great novels, and great TV shows.
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Sep 1, 2024 · Lynda La Plante CBE is a tour de force. The creative brains behind Widows and Prime Suspect may have just turned 81, but she has no intention of slowing down, with a new book series and TV idea in the works. First, though, comes her memoir, sharing all the highs and lows of her incredible life. Here, she tells us a little about what we can ...