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Alan Plater
English playwright and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Frederick Plater CBE FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010)[1] 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.
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Alan Plater | |
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![]() Plater (right) with actor Malcolm Hebden in 1972 | |
Born | Alan Frederick Plater (1935-04-15)15 April 1935 Jarrow, England |
Died | 25 June 2010(2010-06-25) (aged 75)[1] London, England |
Occupation | Scriptwriter |
Period | 1962–2010 |
Genre | Television |
Notable works | Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (1976–1977) The Beiderbecke Trilogy (1985–1988) A Very British Coup (1988) |
Spouse | Shirley Johnson (1958–1985) Shirley Rubinstein (1986–2010) |
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