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| '''Dennis Potter''' (1935 –1994) was a [[English dramatist]], best known for ''[[The Singing Detective]]''. His widely acclaimed television dramas mixed [[fantasy]] and [[reality]], the personal and the social. He was particularly fond of using themes and images from [[popular culture]]. | '''Dennis Potter''' (1935 –1994) was a [[English dramatist]], best known for ''[[The Singing Detective]]''. His widely acclaimed television dramas mixed [[fantasy]] and [[reality]], the personal and the social. He was particularly fond of using themes and images from [[popular culture]]. | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | == Television plays == | ||
| + | * 1965 ''[[The Confidence Course|The Wednesday Play: The Confidence Course]]'' (no recording exists) | ||
| + | * 1965 ''Alice'' | ||
| + | * 1965 ''Almost Cinderella'' (not produced) | ||
| + | * 1965 ''[[The Nigel Barton Plays#Stand Up, Nigel Barton|Stand Up, Nigel Barton]]'' | ||
| + | * 1965 ''[[The Nigel Barton Plays#Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton|Vote Vote Vote for Nigel Barton]]'' | ||
| + | * 1966 ''[[Emergency – Ward 9]]'' | ||
| + | * 1966 ''Where the Buffalo Roam'' | ||
| + | * 1967 ''Message for Posterity'' (no recording exists) | ||
| + | * 1968 ''The Bonegrinder'' | ||
| + | * 1968 ''[[Shaggy Dog (play)|Shaggy Dog]]'' | ||
| + | * 1968 ''[[A Beast With Two Backs]]'' | ||
| + | * 1969 ''[[Moonlight on the Highway]]'' | ||
| + | * 1969 ''[[Son of Man (play)|Son of Man]] '' | ||
| + | * 1970 ''Lay Down your Arms'' | ||
| + | * 1970 ''Angels Are So Few '' | ||
| + | * 1971 ''Paper Roses'' | ||
| + | * 1971 ''[[Traitor (TV drama)|Traitor]]'' | ||
| + | * 1972 ''[[Follow the Yellow Brick Road]]'' | ||
| + | * 1973 ''Only Make Believe'' | ||
| + | * 1973 ''A Tragedy of Two Ambitions'' | ||
| + | * 1974 ''[[Joe's Ark]]'' | ||
| + | * 1974 ''Schmoedipus'' | ||
| + | * 1976 ''[[Double Dare (play)|Double Dare]]'' | ||
| + | * 1976 ''[[Where Adam Stood]]'' | ||
| + | * 1979 ''[[Blue Remembered Hills]]'' | ||
| + | * 1980 ''[[Blade on the Feather]]'' | ||
| + | * 1980 ''[[Rain on the Roof]]'' | ||
| + | * 1980 ''[[Cream in My Coffee]]'' | ||
| + | * 1987 ''Visitors'' | ||
| + | * 1987 ''[[Brimstone and Treacle]]'' (after an 11-year ban on the play, originally intended for transmission in 1976, was finally lifted) | ||
| + | * 1994 ''Message for Posterity'' (remake of 1967 play) | ||
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| + | == Television Serials == | ||
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| + | * 1971 ''[[Casanova (1971 TV serial)|Casanova]]'' | ||
| + | * 1975 ''Late Call'' | ||
| + | * 1978 ''[[The Mayor of Casterbridge (TV series)|The Mayor of Casterbridge]]'' | ||
| + | * 1978 ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' | ||
| + | * 1985 ''[[Tender Is the Night#Film, TV and stage adaptations|Tender Is the Night]]'' | ||
| + | * 1986 ''[[The Singing Detective]]'' | ||
| + | * 1988 ''[[Christabel (1988 TV drama)|Christabel]]'' | ||
| + | * 1989 ''[[Blackeyes (TV series)|Blackeyes]]'' (writer, director) | ||
| + | * 1993 ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' | ||
| + | * 1996 ''[[Karaoke (play)|Karaoke]]'' | ||
| + | * 1996 ''[[Cold Lazarus]]'' | ||
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| + | == Cinema films == | ||
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| + | * 1981 ''[[Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' | ||
| + | * 1982 ''[[Brimstone and Treacle]]'' | ||
| + | * 1983 ''[[Gorky Park (film)|Gorky Park]]'' | ||
| + | * 1985 ''[[Dreamchild]]'' | ||
| + | * 1988 ''[[Track 29]]'' (reworking of ''Schmoedipus'') | ||
| + | * 1991 ''[[Secret Friends]]'' (writer, director) | ||
| + | * 1993 ''[[Mesmer (film)|Mesmer]]'' | ||
| + | * 1993 ''Midnight Movie'' (intended for commercial release) | ||
| + | * 2003 ''[[The Singing Detective (film)|The Singing Detective]]'' | ||
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| + | == Stage == | ||
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| + | * 1983 ''Sufficient Carbohydrate'' | ||
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| + | == Publications == | ||
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| + | * ''The Glittering Coffin'', London: Gollancz, 1960. | ||
| + | * ''The Changing Forest: Life in the Forest of Dean Today''. London: Secker and Warburg, 1962. | ||
| + | * ''The Nigel Barton Plays: Stand Up, Nigel Barton, Vote Vote Vote for Nigel Barton: Two Television Plays''. Harmondsworth, U.K.: Penguin, 1968. | ||
| + | * ''Son of Man'' (television play). London: Samuel French, 1970. | ||
| + | * ''Hide and Seek'' (novel). London: Deutsch, 1973. | ||
| + | * ''Brimstone and Treacle'' (television play). New York, Samuel French, 1978. | ||
| + | * ''Pennies from Heaven'' (novel). London: Quartet, 1981. | ||
| + | * ''Sufficient Carbohydrate'' (play). London: Faber, 1983. | ||
| + | * ''Waiting for the Boat: Dennis Potter on Television''. London: Faber, 1984. | ||
| + | * ''The Singing Detective'' (television series). London: Faber, 1986. | ||
| + | * ''Ticket to Ride'' (novel). London: Faber, 1986. | ||
| + | * ''Blackeyes'' (novel). London: Faber, 1987. | ||
| + | * ''Christabel'' (television series), 1988. | ||
| + | * ''Potter on Potter'', ed. by Graham Fuller. London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1993. | ||
| + | * ''Seeing the Blossom: Two Interviews, A Lecture and A Story''. London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1994. | ||
| + | * ''Karaoke and Cold Lazarus'' (television plays). London: Faber, 1996. | ||
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"More and more discernible, and hideously upsetting, a head seems to float in liquid nitrogen, all wired up with antennae, neurotransmitters and hair-thin coils of tubes. But the eyes are open, full of terror, and the mouth seems to be trying to make word-shapes, and the flesh is a ghastly, slightly flourescent, silver grey."--Cold Lazarus (1996) by Dennis Potter |
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Dennis Potter (1935 –1994) was a English dramatist, best known for The Singing Detective. His widely acclaimed television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social. He was particularly fond of using themes and images from popular culture.
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Bibliography
Television plays
- 1965 The Wednesday Play: The Confidence Course (no recording exists)
- 1965 Alice
- 1965 Almost Cinderella (not produced)
- 1965 Stand Up, Nigel Barton
- 1965 Vote Vote Vote for Nigel Barton
- 1966 Emergency – Ward 9
- 1966 Where the Buffalo Roam
- 1967 Message for Posterity (no recording exists)
- 1968 The Bonegrinder
- 1968 Shaggy Dog
- 1968 A Beast With Two Backs
- 1969 Moonlight on the Highway
- 1969 Son of Man
- 1970 Lay Down your Arms
- 1970 Angels Are So Few
- 1971 Paper Roses
- 1971 Traitor
- 1972 Follow the Yellow Brick Road
- 1973 Only Make Believe
- 1973 A Tragedy of Two Ambitions
- 1974 Joe's Ark
- 1974 Schmoedipus
- 1976 Double Dare
- 1976 Where Adam Stood
- 1979 Blue Remembered Hills
- 1980 Blade on the Feather
- 1980 Rain on the Roof
- 1980 Cream in My Coffee
- 1987 Visitors
- 1987 Brimstone and Treacle (after an 11-year ban on the play, originally intended for transmission in 1976, was finally lifted)
- 1994 Message for Posterity (remake of 1967 play)
Television Serials
- 1971 Casanova
- 1975 Late Call
- 1978 The Mayor of Casterbridge
- 1978 Pennies from Heaven
- 1985 Tender Is the Night
- 1986 The Singing Detective
- 1988 Christabel
- 1989 Blackeyes (writer, director)
- 1993 Lipstick on Your Collar
- 1996 Karaoke
- 1996 Cold Lazarus
Cinema films
- 1981 Pennies from Heaven
- 1982 Brimstone and Treacle
- 1983 Gorky Park
- 1985 Dreamchild
- 1988 Track 29 (reworking of Schmoedipus)
- 1991 Secret Friends (writer, director)
- 1993 Mesmer
- 1993 Midnight Movie (intended for commercial release)
- 2003 The Singing Detective
Stage
- 1983 Sufficient Carbohydrate
Publications
- The Glittering Coffin, London: Gollancz, 1960.
- The Changing Forest: Life in the Forest of Dean Today. London: Secker and Warburg, 1962.
- The Nigel Barton Plays: Stand Up, Nigel Barton, Vote Vote Vote for Nigel Barton: Two Television Plays. Harmondsworth, U.K.: Penguin, 1968.
- Son of Man (television play). London: Samuel French, 1970.
- Hide and Seek (novel). London: Deutsch, 1973.
- Brimstone and Treacle (television play). New York, Samuel French, 1978.
- Pennies from Heaven (novel). London: Quartet, 1981.
- Sufficient Carbohydrate (play). London: Faber, 1983.
- Waiting for the Boat: Dennis Potter on Television. London: Faber, 1984.
- The Singing Detective (television series). London: Faber, 1986.
- Ticket to Ride (novel). London: Faber, 1986.
- Blackeyes (novel). London: Faber, 1987.
- Christabel (television series), 1988.
- Potter on Potter, ed. by Graham Fuller. London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1993.
- Seeing the Blossom: Two Interviews, A Lecture and A Story. London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1994.
- Karaoke and Cold Lazarus (television plays). London: Faber, 1996.
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