News: Playwright & Screenwriter Alan Plater Dies at 75

Playwright, screenwriter and novelist Alan Plater has died from cancer at the age of 75.

Born and raised in the north east of England (first Jarrow, then Hull), he rose to prominence as a scriptwriter for police drama Z Cars before writing for TV …

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