Alan Plater dies at 75
Playwright and author of TV dramas including The Beiderbecke Affair and Fortunes of War. By Jason Deans
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Denys Hawthorne obituary
Obituary: Character actor in demand on stage, film, television and radio
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Frank Deasy obituary
Obituary: Scriptwriter whose work for television included The Passion and Prime Suspect 7
Battle between ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro to be BBC4 comedy drama
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Writer wants an end to ‘balaclava drama’
Irish screenwriter calls for post-Troubles work about the new Northern Ireland and the middle classes
Sopranos creator is back with a drama that’s vintage Hollywood
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The lame, the weak and the godawful
David Hare tells Michael Billington why the BBC is visionless, why great drama is hard to find - and why critics of The Reader are misguided
The bonnets are back
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