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Name: Dennis Potter
Date of Birth: Friday May 17 1935
Born: Forest of Dean, Gloucester, England (United Kingdom)
Partial Biography: One of the leading English playwrights of the latter half of the 20th Century, as well as an intelligent, vigorous and important writer working in TV from the late 1960s until his death, Dennis Potter…Full Dennis Potter Biography…

Filmography

The Singing Detective (2003) 15 (Contains strong language and moderate sex.)Screenplay, Source Material (based upon the original television series)
Brimstone and Treacle (1982) from television play, screenplay
Secret Friends Director, Source Material (from novel) ("Ticket to Ride"), screenplay
Pennies From Heaven screenplay, from television series
Gorky Park screenplay

Awards

BAFTA Award (1980) Best Writer--Television - "Blue Remembered Hills"
BAFTA Award (1976) Best Writer--Television - "Pennies from Heaven"
Writers Guild Award (1966) Writer of the Year