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Alan Plater

Career

Active from 1956 to 2010, busiest in 1977 and 1983 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Feet Foremost
Feet Foremost
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Plater Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 12
  • Literary Adaptation 8
  • Anthology Drama 7
  • Social Realism 7
  • British Television 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven Investigation 5
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 60
Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, In Memory Of

2000s

2 titles · average score 67
Belonging
Belonging (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

1990s

4 titles · average score 65
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Doggin' Around
Doggin' Around (1994)

Writer

Misterioso
Misterioso (1991)

Writer

Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)

Writer

1980s

11 titles · average score 61
Open Air
Open Air (1986)

TV show

Death Is Part of the Process
Death Is Part of the Process (1986)

Writer

Coming Through
Coming Through (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

On Your Way, Riley!
On Your Way, Riley! (1985)

Writer

The Inside Man
The Inside Man (1984)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay

Feet Foremost
Feet Foremost (1983)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer

The Intercessor
The Intercessor (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1983)

Writer

Bewitched
Bewitched (1983)

Writer

Priest of Love
Priest of Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions
On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions (1980)

Writer

1970s

13 titles · average score 61
Sam's Song
Sam's Song (1979)

Writer

The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? (1979)

Writer

Curriculee Curricula
Curriculee Curricula (1978)

Writer

Night People
Night People (1978)

Writer

Give Us a Kiss, Christabel
Give Us a Kiss, Christabel (1977)

Writer

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim (1976)

Writer

Practical Experience
Practical Experience (1976)

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Juggernaut
Juggernaut (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

Additional Dialogue, Writer

Land of Green Ginger
Land of Green Ginger (1973)

Writer

The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred (1970)

Writer