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Alan Bleasdale

Screenwriter | * 03/23/1946 (78) | Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Alan George Bleasdale (born 23 March 1946) is an English screenwriter, best known for social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people. A former teacher, he has written for radio, stage and screen, and has also written novels. Bleasdale's plays typically represented a more realistic, contemporary depiction of life in Liverpool than was usually seen in the media. ()

Alan Bleasdale is an English screenwriter, best known for social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people. A former teacher, he has written for radio, stage and screen, and has also written novels. His most notable works include Boys From the Blackstuff, The Monocled Mutineer and GBH.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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G.B.H.

Certification unknown

1991 | 3.4/5 | 1h 21min per episode
Drama
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Jamie looks after his son Jake while his wife works all hours. ...

Jake's Progress

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1995 | 3.0/5 | 1h per episode
 
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Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian tarmac layers Dixie, Chrissie, Loggo and Yosser, and their revered older friend, retired longshoreman and u ...

Boys from the Blackstuff

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1982 | 3.9/5 | 50min per episode
Drama
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The true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew ...

The Sinking of the Laconia

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2011 | 3.3/5 | 1h 30min per episode
Drama, War & Politics
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Movies with Alan Bleasdale as Actor(1)

as himself2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

TV Shows/Series with Alan Bleasdale as Actor(3)

1991 Julie Walters and Friends
1991 G.B.H.
as himself1982 Wogan

Movies with Alan Bleasdale as Crew(9)

Production/Producer1998 Soft Sand, Blue Sea
Production/Producer1994 Self Catering
Production/Producer1994 Requiem Apache
Production/Producer1994 Blood on the Dole
Production/Producer1994 Pleasure
Writing/Writer1985 No Surrender
Writing/Writer1981 The Muscle Market
Writing/Writer1980 The Black Stuff
Writing/Writer1975 Early to Bed

TV Shows/Series with Alan Bleasdale as Crew(15)

Writing/Writer2011 The Sinking of the Laconia
Writing/Screenplay1997 Melissa
Production/Executive Producer1997 Melissa
Writing/Writer1995 Jake's Progress
Production/Producer1995 Jake's Progress
Production/Producer1991 G.B.H.
Writing/Writer1991 G.B.H.
Creator/Creator1991 G.B.H.
Writing/Writer1986 The Monocled Mutineer
Creator/Creator1986 The Monocled Mutineer
Writing/Writer1984 Scully
Creator/Creator1984 Scully
Writing/Writer1982 Boys from the Blackstuff
Creator/Creator1982 Boys from the Blackstuff
Writing/Writer1970 Play for Today

Full Name: Alan Bleasdale
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 03/23 1946 (March) in Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 78 years + 32 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Chester, Wade Deacon High School
Alan Bleasdale frequently works together with these people:
Andrew Schofield (9x, Actor)
Julie Walters (7x, Actress)
Michael Angelis (6x, Actor)
Amanda Mealing (5x, Actress)
Lindsay Duncan (4x, Actress)
David Ross (4x, Actor)
Alan Bennett (4x, Actor)
Alison Steadman (3x, Actress)
Tony Haygarth (3x, Actor)
Victoria Wood (3x, Actress)
Gary Bleasdale (3x, Actor)
Pip Broughton (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4616, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024