Alan Bleasdale

Writing • 41 Credits

Biography

Alan Bleasdale is an English screenwriter, best known for social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people. A former teacher, he has written for radio, stage and screen, and has also written novels. His most notable works include Boys From the Blackstuff, The Monocled Mutineer and GBH.

✍️ Written & Story Credits (17)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

2011 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1999 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff

1982 ⭐ 3.9
Screenplay
G.B.H.

G.B.H.

1991 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
The Black Stuff

The Black Stuff

1980 ⭐ 3.7
Writer
No Surrender

No Surrender

1985 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Scully

Scully

1984 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Jake's Progress

Jake's Progress

1995 ⭐ 2.3
Writer
Melissa

Melissa

1997 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Early to Bed

Early to Bed

1975 ⭐ 1.5
Writer
The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer

1986 ⭐ 3.9
Writer
The Muscle Market

The Muscle Market

1981 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Scully's New Year's Eve

Scully's New Year's Eve

1978 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
A Turn for the Worse

A Turn for the Worse

1981
Writer
Dangerous Ambition

Dangerous Ambition

1978
Writer
Julie Walters and Friends

Julie Walters and Friends

1991
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (5)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Wogan

Wogan

1982 ⭐ 2.8
as Self
The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978 ⭐ 2.8
A Life on Screen

A Life on Screen

2014 ⭐ 4.0
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007
as Self
The 60s: The Beatles Decade

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

2008