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Dennis Potter

Actor, Writer, Producer

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Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC TV serials Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and the television plays Blue Remembered Hills (1979) and Brimstone and Treacle (1976). His television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television.

Born in Gloucestershire and graduating from Oxford University, Potter initially worked in journalism. After standing for parliament as a Labour candidate at the 1964 general election, his health was affected by the onset of psoriatic arthropathy which necessitated Potter changing careers and led to him becoming a television dramatist. His new career began with contributions to the BBC's Wednesday Play anthology series in 1965, and he continued to work in the medium for the rest of his life. He also wrote screenplay adaptations for the Hollywood studios. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1994.

3 wins and 3 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

27

Type

Year

Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today Poster

Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today Documentary2020

Frost on Interviews Documentary2012

The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury Documentary2006

The Truth About 60s TV Documentary2004

Close Up TV Series1998

An Interview with Dennis Potter Poster

An Interview with Dennis Potter Documentary1994

Visions of Heaven and Hell Poster

Visions of Heaven and Hell Documentary1994

Opinions Poster

Opinions TV Series1993

Blackeyes Poster

Blackeyes Mini-Series1989

Clive Anderson Talks Back Poster

Clive Anderson Talks Back TV Series1989

Television TV Series1988

The Media Show Poster

The Media Show TV Series1987

Television Poster

Television TV Series1985

Wogan TV Series1982

Did You See..? Poster

Did You See..? TV Series1980

The Levin Interviews TV Series1980

Heart of the Matter TV Series1979

Question Time Poster

Question Time TV Series1979

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series1978

The Anno Domini Interview TV Series1977

Arena TV Series1975

Good Afternoon! Poster

Good Afternoon! TV Series1971

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970

Between Two Rivers Poster

Between Two Rivers Documentary1960

Bookstand TV Series1960

Does Class Matter? TV Series1958

Tonight TV Series1957

Writer

42

Type

Year

The Singing Detective Poster

The Singing Detective Feature Film2003

Cold Lazarus Poster

Cold Lazarus Mini-Series1996

Karaoke Mini-Series1996

Mesmer Feature Film1994

Lipstick on Your Collar Poster

Lipstick on Your Collar Mini-Series1993

Follow the Yellow Brick Road Poster

Follow the Yellow Brick Road TV Movie1991

Performance Poster

Performance TV Series1991

Secret Friends Poster

Secret Friends Feature Film1991

Blackeyes Poster

Blackeyes Mini-Series1989

Christabel Poster

Christabel Mini-Series1988

Track 29 Poster

Track 29 Feature Film1988

The Singing Detective Poster

The Singing Detective Mini-Series1986

Dreamchild Poster

Dreamchild Feature Film1985

Screen Two Poster

Screen Two TV Series1985

Tender Is the Night Poster

Tender Is the Night Mini-Series1985

Gorky Park Poster

Gorky Park Feature Film1983

Brimstone & Treacle Poster

Brimstone & Treacle Feature Film1982

Pennies from Heaven Poster

Pennies from Heaven Feature Film1981

Blade on the Feather Poster

Blade on the Feather TV Movie1980

Cream in My Coffee Poster

Cream in My Coffee TV Movie1980

Rain on the Roof Poster

Rain on the Roof TV Movie1980

Pennies from Heaven Poster

Pennies from Heaven Mini-Series1978

The Mayor of Casterbridge Poster

The Mayor of Casterbridge Mini-Series1978

Brimstone and Treacle Poster

Brimstone and Treacle TV Movie1976

Where Adam Stood Poster

Where Adam Stood TV Movie1976

Late Call Poster

Late Call Mini-Series1975

Wessex Tales Poster

Wessex Tales Mini-Series1973

The Sextet Poster

The Sextet TV Series1972

Casanova Poster

Casanova Mini-Series1971

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970

Die Ballade vom Cowboy TV Movie1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

Tamo gdje bizoni lutaju TV Movie1968

The Company of Five Poster

The Company of Five TV Series1968

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965

A Last Word on the Election TV Movie1964

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life TV Series1964

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964

That Was the Week That Was Poster

That Was the Week That Was TV Series1962

Between Two Rivers Poster

Between Two Rivers Documentary1960

Bookstand TV Series1960

Producer

4

Type

Year

Lipstick on Your Collar Poster

Lipstick on Your Collar Mini-Series1993

Dreamchild Poster

Dreamchild Feature Film1985

Screen Two Poster

Screen Two TV Series1985

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Director

3

Type

Year

Secret Friends Poster

Secret Friends Feature Film1991

Blackeyes Poster

Blackeyes Mini-Series1989

Between Two Rivers Poster

Between Two Rivers Documentary1960

Thanks

2

Dark City Poster

Dark City Feature Film1998

Same Old Song Poster

Same Old Song Feature Film1997

Music Department

1

James and the Giant Peach Poster

James and the Giant Peach Feature Film1996

Other Crew

1

Panorama Poster

Panorama TV Series1953

Script and Continuity Department

1

Bookstand TV Series1960

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