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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 .
Alan Plater. Writer: A Very British Coup. 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
Jun 30, 2010 · Obituary: Alan Plater. Plater was a prolific pioneer of television drama. Alan Plater was, arguably, one of Britain's most prolific, creative and entertaining writers, and one who never...
Jun 25, 2010 · The Playwright Alan Plater has died. He wrote numerous plays for theatre, film, radio and television over the past fifty years, including The Beiderbecke Affair, A Very British Coup and Last of...
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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.
The writer's bulging CV was proof that Plater was loathe to turn down any offers of work. He contributed scripts to popular series such as the sitcom Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (1976-77) and...
