Dennis Potter

(1935-1994)

British dramatist and screenwriter

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Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials Pennies from Heaven (1978) and The Singing Detective (1986) as well as the BBC television plays Blue Remembered Hills (1979) and Brimstone and Treacle (1976). His television dramas, often set or partly set in the Forest of Dean of his childhood, 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.

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Born	Dennis Christopher George Potter 17 May 1935 Berry Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Died	7 June 1994 (aged 59) Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Zodiac	Taurus
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Margaret Morgan 1933-1994 · · m. 1959 info edit

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Jane info 1st child with Margaret Morgan Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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