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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.
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.
Jan 8, 2015 · 4 Extra Debut. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life of the Socialist playwright Jim Allen. With Ken Loach and Jimmy McGovern. From 2015. In 1978, actor Christopher Eccleston was inspired to ...
In 1978, Christopher Eccleston was inspired to work in television after watching the BBC Play For Today, The Spongers. A shattering piece of drama about the impact of welfare cuts, its devastating ...
Jim Allen: A Man of His Words Jim Allen: A Man of His Words. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the socialist playwright Jim Allen.
Garnett coupled Allen with director Jack Gold, who employed visual strategies learnt in factual programmes and documentaries. The integration of documentary techniques would be a controversial element of Allen's next major television plays, 'The Big Flame' (The Wednesday Play, tx. 19/2/1969) and 'The Rank and File' (Play for Today, tx. 19/5/1971).
Jim Allen was born on 7 October 1926 in Manchester, UK. He was a writer, known for Raining Stones (1993), Coronation Street (1960) and The Wednesday Play (1964). He died on 24 June 1999 in Middleton, Manchester, UK.
