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The Big Flame (1969), The Rank and File (1971) Days of Hope (1975) The Spongers (1978) Perdition (1987) Hidden Agenda (1990) Raining Stones (1993) Land and Freedom (1995) James Allen (7 October 1926 – 24 June 1999) was an English socialist playwright, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach.
Jim Allen: A Man of His Words. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the Socialist playwright Jim Allen. BBC Radio 4 Extra
Jan 8, 2015 · Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the socialist playwright Jim Allen. In 1978, Eccleston was inspired to work in television after watching the BBC Play For Today: The Spongers.
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Jan 8, 2015 · Jim Allen: A Man of His Words. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the Socialist playwright Jim Allen. 30 mins
With contributions from Ken Loach and Jimmy McGovern, we hear about the life of the former docker, miner and labourer, a lifelong passionate Socialist with an acute ear for the rhythms of working ...
After an entertaining but slight Play for Today about a working-class philanderer, 'Willie's Last Stand' (tx. 23/2/1982), Allen's final work for television was the six-part The Gathering Seed (BBC, 1983), starring a young David Threlfall. It remains one of Allen's least known works and, while it displays familiar settings and themes, it is sluggish and lacks the power of Allen's earlier TV work.
