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   James "Jim" allen (7 October 1926 24 June 1999) was a socialist playwright from england, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach. Buy Plays with Doollee Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_Allen_(playwright)Jim Allen (playwright) - Wikipedia

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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.

3. www.bbc.co.uk › mediacentre › proginfoJim Allen: A Man Of His Words - Media Centre - BBC

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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.

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   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

5. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk › news › local-newsArchive a tribute to 'man of the people' Jim - Manchester ...

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   May 21, 2005 · A UNIQUE archive of books and papers used by Middleton playwright Jim Allen has been opened. The material in the archive was used by Jim while he was developing his ideas and scripts for his TV ...

6. www.bbc.com › 2022 › 24Jim Allen: A Man Of His Words - Media Centre - BBC

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   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 ...

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   Who was James Allen?

   • James Allen (7 October 1926 – 24 June 1999) was an English socialist playwright, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach . Allen was born in the Miles Platting area of Manchester, Lancashire, on 7 October 1926, the second child of Kitty and Jack Allen, Roman Catholics of Irish descent.

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   When was Allen's first play based on a true story?

   • Allen's first play, The Hard Word (1966), directed by Ridley Scott, was broadcast as part of the Thirty-Minute Theatre series on BBC 2. It was followed by The Lump (1967), the first fictional work directed by Jack Gold, who had begun his career on documentaries, and broadcast as part of The Wednesday Play drama anthology series.

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   What was Allen's first play directed by Loach?

   • The first of Allen's plays to be directed by Loach was The Big Flame (1969), again for The Wednesday Play series. The play depicts a strike among the dockers of Liverpool, led by a Trotskyite docker against the wishes of the established union; the strike is violently broken by the army and police.

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   When was Allen introduced to Ken Loach?

   • Allen was introduced to Ken Loach in 1967 by Loach's regular collaborator at the time, producer Tony Garnett, who had produced The Lump. The first of Allen's plays to be directed by Loach was The Big Flame (1969), again for The Wednesday Play series.

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › b04wwkhqBBC Radio 4 Extra - Jim Allen: A Man of His Words

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   Jan 8, 2015 · Jim Allen: A Man of His Words. 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 ...