Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale (* 23. March 1946 in Liverpool , England ) is a British television - playwright . He is known for writing drama series based on the lives of ordinary people.
Life
In 1967 he was qualified to teach. From 1967 to 1971 he worked at Modern St Columba's School in Huyton , then at King George V School , from 1971 to 1974 at Gilbert and Ellice Islands and at Halewood Grange Comprehensive School in Halewood from 1974 to 1975. From From 1975 to 1986 he worked as a dramaturge at the Liverpool Playhouse and the Contact Theater in Manchester .
He had his first successes as a writer of radio plays for the BBC . One character from the series became so successful that Bleasdale wrote a play and two novels, and in 1978 wrote Play for Today . In the same year he wrote another piece. Bleasdale wrote the book for the film No Surrender in 1985 , a black comedy. He has been responsible for other award-winning television games including The Monocle Mutineer (1986, BBC One), GBH (1991, Channel 4) and Jake 's Progress (Channel 4, 1995).
After eleven years without appearing on television, he returned in January 2011 to BBC 2 with a two-part television film Laconia about World War II.
He has been married to Julie Moses since 1967 and has two sons and a daughter with her.
Web links
- Alan Bleasdale in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on screenonline.org.uk
- Biography on museum.tv
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bleasdale, Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British television playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , England |