Biography
Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 β 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.
Filmography
all 56
Writer 48
Movies 38
TV Shows 18
self 2
Director 2
Screenplay 2
Producer 1
Narrator 1
The Singing Detective (2003)
Cold Lazarus (1996)
Karaoke (1996)
Midnight Movie (1994)
An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994)
Message for Posterity (1994)
Mesmer (1994)
Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994)
Lipstick on Your Collar (1993)
Secret Friends (1991)
Blackeyes (1989)
Christabel (1988)
Track 29 (1988)
Brimstone and Treacle (1987)
Visitors (1987)
The Singing Detective (1986)
Dreamchild (1985)
Tender Is the Night (1985)
Gorky Park (1983)
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Cream in My Coffee (1980)
Rain on the Roof (1980)
Blade on the Feather (1980)
Blue Remembered Hills (1979)
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
Where Adam Stood (1976)
Double Dare (1976)
Late Call (1975)
Schmoedipus (1974)
Joe's Ark (1974)
Wessex Tales (1973)
Only Make Believe (1973)
Follow The Yellow Brick Road (1972)
The Sextet (1972)
Casanova (1971)
Traitor (1971)
Paper Roses (1971)
Angels Are So Few (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Lay Down Your Arms (1970)
Son of Man (1969)
Moonlight on the Highway (1969)
A Beast with Two Backs (1968)
Shaggy Dog (1968)
The Company of Five (1968)
Where the Buffalo Roam (1966)
Emergency Ward 9 (1966)
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton (1965)
Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965)
Alice (1965)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
The Wednesday Play (1964)
That Was The Week That Was (1962)
Between Two Rivers (1960)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1935-05-17
Deathday1994-06-07 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceBerry Hill, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsEdgar Awards
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