Portrait of Alan Bleasdale

Writing

Alan Bleasdale

Career

Active from 1970 to 2011, with a break from 2000 to 2010, busiest in 1978 and 1991 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Bleasdale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.3, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Fantasy
    0.1, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Intense Dialogue 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • British Drama 2
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Working-Class Struggle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
The 60s: The Beatles Decade (2008)

TV show

1990s

7 titles
Soft Sand, Blue Sea
Soft Sand, Blue Sea (1998)

Producer

Pleasure
Pleasure (1994)

Producer

Blood on the Dole
Blood on the Dole (1994)

Producer

Requiem Apache
Requiem Apache (1994)

Producer

Self Catering
Self Catering (1994)

Producer

Julie Walters and Friends
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)

TV show

Julie Walters and Friends
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)

Writer

1980s

4 titles · average score 75
No Surrender
No Surrender (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The Muscle Market
The Muscle Market (1981)

Writer

A Turn for the Worse
A Turn for the Worse (1981)

Writer

The Black Stuff
The Black Stuff (1980)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

1970s

4 titles · average score 63
Scully's New Year's Eve
Scully's New Year's Eve (1978)

Writer

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Dangerous Ambition
Dangerous Ambition (1978)

Writer

Early to Bed
Early to Bed (1975)

Writer