Allan Prior (13 January 1922, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, – 1 June 2006) was an English television scriptwriter and novelist, who wrote over 300 television episodes from the 1950s onwards.
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 also wrote several episodes of the 1970s science-fiction series Blake's 7. Along with producer Gerard Glaister he co-created the BBC drama series Howards' Way in 1985.
He wrote more than thirty original plays for television, from episodes of Armchair Theatre to later works including The Charmer (1987) and A Perfect Hero (1991). In 1995 his radio play Führer was BBC Radio 4's flagship drama for its End of the War in Europe anniversary programmes.
His daughter is the Steeleye Span singer Maddy Prior.
AllanPrior (13 January 1922, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, – 1 June 2006) was an English television scriptwriter and novelist, who wrote over...
was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, AllanPrior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars. She was married to Steeleye...
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Tempest as Miranda and in The Merchant of Venice, directed by John C. Allan, prior to a stint in the National Youth Theatre. In 2005, she was a mezzo-soprano...
sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation since 1973. Prior to 1951, when the first "world amateur" championship was held under the...
Steven Allan Spielberg (/ˈspiːlbɜːrɡ/; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern...
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president. He was vice president since 2013. The league was renamed Allan Cup Hockey West prior to the 2017–2018 season. In November 2018, the Fort Saskatchewan...
tenth film overall. It stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy. The film takes place 300...
Connell Detective Inspector Charlie Barlow – Troy Kennedy Martin and AllanPrior (played by Stratford Johns in Z-Cars and Softly, Softly) Detective Chief...
The murders of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez occurred on June 28, 1993 in Calauan, Laguna, Philippines. The case involved police personnel and the late...
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of the House Select Committee on Foreign Aid (PART I. Studies undertake prior to and in preparation for implementation of the Marshall Plan)". In McDonald...
elected after winning the general election against Democratic nominee Don Allan. Prior to being elected to the Delaware House of Representatives, Shupe had...
Jam & Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile (2005). ISBN 0-85965-371-4 Jones, Allan. Pearl Jam – The Illustrated Story, A Melody Maker Book (1995). ISBN 0-7935-4035-6...
Allan Aubrey Boesak (born 23 February 1946) is a South African Dutch Reformed Church cleric, politician and anti-apartheid activist. He was sentenced...
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