Peter Tinniswood

Peter Tinniswood

Peter Tinniswood, author, playwright and broadcaster, was born in Liverpool in 1936.  He worked as a journalist in Sheffield, Cardiff, Liverpool and London.  His first published work was for the BBC television series That Was The Week That Was and the subsequent Ned Sherrin satire series and the first David Frost show.  Peter died in 2003 after a long, well-chronicled battle with cancer.  Despite losing his voice to the cancer, his illness marked an explosion in his theatre and radio writing.  There are still a number of wonderful unproduced plays.

Writer

YORKSHIRE TV:
UNCLE SILAS - 3 episodes of adaptation of H.E Bates’ book, starring Albert Finney  
SOUTH OF THE BORDER - Starring Brian Glover
TALES FROM A LONG ROOM - For C4, starring Robin Bailey
NEVER SAY DIE - Comedy series


CENTRAL:
LOW KEY LADY ON HIGH SPEED TRAIN / WALK IN MY SHOES / BABY BABY / AT THE GRAMMAR / THE POODLE STRIKES BACK
- Plays starring Brenda Bruce, Warren Clark and Maurice Denham


MOG - Comedy series   

LWT:
DUCK PATROL
- Episode of series starring Richard Wilson

BBC:
TINNISWOOD’S NORTH COUNTRY
- Drama documentary
TINNISWOOD COUNTRY - 4 drama documentaries
THE DAY WAR BROKE OUT
STOKER LEISHMAN’S DIARIES

LANCE AT LARGE - Comedy series written with David Nobbs

OTHER:
I DIDN’T KNOW YOU CARED
- Long running comedy series with Robin Bailey and Liz Smith


THE SIGNAL BOX OF GRANDPA HUDSON - With David Nobbs for ATV Armchair Theatre
 

THE GOALKEEPER’S BOO BOO - Play of the week (60’)


ANTON AT EASTBOURNE - Starring Paul Scofield


BEACHHUTS - Play for Love In The Afternoon strand


MR RELIABLE - Afternoon play (45’)


TALES FROM THE BACKBENCH 1 & 2 - Two late night series of 4 x 15’ episodes


DOROTHY, A MANAGER’S WIFE - Starring Pauline Collins and Timothy West. Nominated for a Sony Award


AGE GAP - Starring Phyllida Law and Imelda Staunton


THE PACKER - Starring Michael Williams


THE SCAN - Starring Roy Hudd and Judy Cornwall


THE HOUSE SWAP - Starring Peter Vaughan and Penelope Wilton


VERONA A CONSPIRACY OF PARROTS - Starring Stephanie Cole


THE LAST OBIT - Starring Billie Whitelaw


ON THE WHOLE IT’S BEEN JOLLY GOOD - Starring Maurice Denham


A WOMAN AT RISK - Starring Christian Rodska


VISITING JULIA - Series starring Keith Barron


A VERY RARE BIRD INDEED - Starring Judi Dench


NEXT TIME WE MIGHT PLAY BETTER - Starring Graham Crowden


THE WIRELESS LADY - Starring Billie Whitelaw


THE MOON HUNTER - Starring Peter Jeffreys and Jane Lapotaire


UNCLE MORT’S CELTIC FRINGE - Starring Stephen Thorne


TALES FROM DOWN UNDER - Starring Richard Wilson


PEN PALS - Starring Jane Lapotaire and Lorelei King


WINSTON BACK HOME - Series


THE GOVERNOR’S CONSORT - Starring Mary Wimbush


TALES FROM THE BRIGADIER - Starring Richard Wilson


TWO INTO THREE - Starring Richard Griffiths and Elizabeth Spriggs


NAPOLI MILIONARIA - Adaptation of de Filippo play, starring Ian McKellen and Frances Barber


WINSTON AT CHRISTMAS


I ALWAYS TAKE LONG WALKS - Starring Judi Dench                      


WINSTON IN LOVE - Winner of WGGB Comedy Award


WINSTON COMES TO TOWN - Series


UNCLE MORT’S SOUTH COUNTRY


THE SITTER - Starring Maurice Denham and Liz Goulding


A SMALL UNION - Starring Bernard Hill and Liz Goulding

WINSTON - Series


CALL IT A CANARY


UNCLE MORT’S NORTH COUNTRY


THE VILLAGE FETE - Winner of Sony & Giles Cooper awards.


CROSSING THE FRONTIER


TALES FROM A LONG ROOM - Series starring Robin Bailey


STOKER LEISHMAN’S DIARIES


HOME AGAIN - Produced by Griff Rhys-Jones


A GIFTED CHILD, AN OCCASIONAL DAY, A TOUCH OF DANIEL, THE BARGEMAN’S COMFORT, SAM’S WEDDING


Also many radio broadcasts, including THE UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE MCC, THIS SPORTING LIFE and TINNISWOOD’S SPORTS.
 

THE LAST OBIT - Fringe First Winner at Edinburgh Festival and New End Theatre, starring Eve Pearce.


CROAK CROAK CROAK - Bristol Old Vic, starring Richard Griffiths


ON THE WHOLE IT’S BEEN JOLLY GOOD - Edinburgh Festival and Hampstead Theatre, starring Leslie Phillips


IN A SMALL WELSH TOWN - Royal National Theatre (commissioned)


NAPOLI MILIONARIA - Adaptation of Eduardo de Filippo’s play for National Theatre. Directed by Richard Eyre, starring Ian McKellen and Claire Higgins.


THE VILLAGE FETE - Directed by Alan Ayckbourn at Scarborough


THE BRIGADIER AND UNCLE MORT - Lyric, Hammersmith


AT THE END OF THE DAY - Directed by Alan Ayckbourn at Scarborough


YOU SHOULD SEE US NOW - Directed by Alan Ayckboun at Scarborough, also played at Greenwich


THE DAY WAR BROKE OUT - The Bush, The Crucible Sheffield and national tour


WILFRED - The Bush and national tour


THE INVESTITURE - Bristol Old Vic and national tour
 

BOOKS


DOLLY’S WAR, WITNEY SCROTUM, WINSTON, HAYBALLS, UNCLE MORT’S SOUTH COUNTRY, TALES FROM WITNEY SCROTUM, UNCLE MORT’S NORTH COUNTRY, THE BRIGADIER’S BRIEF LIVES, THE BRIGADIER’S TOUR, CALL IT A CANARY, THE BRIGADIER IN SEASON, THE HOME FRONT, THE BRIGADIER DOWN UNDER, COLLECTED TALES FROM A LONG ROOM, MORE TALES FROM A LONG ROOM, TALES FROM A LONG ROOM, SHEMERELDA, , THE STIRK OF STIRK, EXCEPT YOU’RE A BIRD (Winner of Royal Society of Literature Winifred Holtby award), I DIDN’T KNOW YOU CARED, MOG and A TOUCH OF DANIEL (Winner of Best First Novel of the Yea