Screenwriting

1968/69  THE AVENGERS – You’ll catch your death – False witness – Love All – Fog – Who was that lady I saw you with?

1970  THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (Co-writer) – Hammer Films

1970  THE  FLAXTON BOYS – The Attempt – The Locket

1970/71  PAUL TEMPLE – Paper Chase – Double Vision – Requiem for a Don – Game, Set and Match

1972  SPY TRAP – Lorna

1973  WARSHIP

1973  THE VIEW FROM DANIEL PIKE – Pig in the Middle – Away Match – Credit Where it’s Due

1973  MENACE – Judas Goat

1974/75  THE EXPERT – Suspended Verdict – Hothouse

1975/6  CHILDREN OF THE STONES (Co-writer) – Children’s TV series and novel

1977  WHEN THE BOAT COMES IN – Requiem for a Loser – Travel Light, Travel Far – A Ticket to Care for the Wounded

1977  RAVEN (Co-writer) – Children’s TV series and novel

1978  SCORPION TALES – The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress

1978  LAW CENTRE – Fly away Peter, Fly away Paul

1978  THE PROFESSIONALS – Man without a Past

1979  HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR – The Thirteenth Reunion

1979  CHARLIE ENDELL – If you Can’t Join ‘em, Beat ‘em

1980  MINDER – The Old School Tie – You lose Some, You win Some

1981  SEAGULL ISLAND (Co-writer – Anglo/Italian production) – Five hour TV miniseries

1982  VICE VERSA (TV adaptation) Seven episode serial

1982  THE GENTLE TOUCH – Black fox, white vixen

1983  BREAK POINT – Six episode BBC children’ s series and novel

1983  MITCH – Sleeping Dogs

1984  HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE – Czech Mate

1984  THE MIRACLE (TV movie – adaptation of Pierre Boulle story)

1985  TROPICAL MOON OVER DORKING – Channel 4 play starring Michael Gambon

1985/6  A LITTLE PRINCESS – TV adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel. (BAFTA award for Best Children’s drama)

1985/6  C.A.T.S. EYES  (Also script editor) – Cross my Palm with Silver – Blue for Danger – Under Plain Cover

1986/7  HOWARDS WAY Five episodes

1988  CHARLIE THE KID (Co-writer) – Children’s serial about Chaplin’s youth. Five episodes 1989 – STORYBOARD – Snakes and Ladders

1989/90  THE PARADISE CLUB – Revolving Funds – The Great Fly-tipping War

1990  INSPECTOR MORSE – The Sins of the Fathers

1990  BERGERAC – Entente Cordiale

1991  THE GOOD GUYS – Verschwinden

1991  RUNAWAY BAY (Children’s series – Channel 4) – Fool’s Gold – Taking the Rap – Lonely is the Brave – Rotten Fish

1993  THE NEW PROFESSIONALS – Mishit

1994  GARLIC IN THE GRAVY (Satel Fernseh Filmproduktions) Original screenplay for British-Austrian co-production)

My stage plays:

DEAD ON CUE – Thriller

SHROPSHIRE LAD – The life of A.E. Housman

A RATHER ENGLISH MARRIAGE – stage adaptation of Angela Lambert’s novel