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Profile of Allan Prior
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Allan Prior |
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13th January 1922 |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Allan Prior (born 1924 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a British television script writer and novelist, with over 300 television scripts to his name since the 1950s.
He was founder-writer of influential police drama Z Cars with Troy Kennedy Martin and wrote five of the first ten episodes and a total of 136 episodes for Z Cars and spin-off series Softly, Softly.
He has written more than thirty original plays for television, from early Armchair Theatre to more recent works includingThe Charmer and A Perfect Hero.
In 1995 his radio play Fuhrer was BBC Radio 4's flagship drama for its End of the War in Europe anniversary programmes.
Awards
- 1962 and 1964 Crime Writers Association Award,
- 1962 and 1965 Writers Guild of Great Britain Award;
- 1963 Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere;
- 1974 BAFTA Award.
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