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Jim Allen(1926-1999)

  • Writer
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Jim Allen was born on 7 October 1926 in Manchester, UK. He was a writer, known for Raining Stones (1993), Coronation Street (1960) and Hidden Agenda (1990). He died on 24 June 1999 in Middleton, Manchester, UK.
BornOctober 7, 1926
DiedJune 24, 1999(72)
BornOctober 7, 1926
DiedJune 24, 1999(72)
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    • 2 wins total

Known for

Raining Stones (1993)
Raining Stones
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1993
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Frances McDormand in Hidden Agenda (1990)
Hidden Agenda
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1990
Land and Freedom (1995)
Land and Freedom
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1995

Credits

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Writer

  • Land and Freedom (1995)
    Land and Freedom
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1995
  • Raining Stones (1993)
    Raining Stones
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Frances McDormand in Hidden Agenda (1990)
    Hidden Agenda
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • The Gathering Seed (1983)
    The Gathering Seed
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • by
    • writer
    • 1971–1982
  • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
    Crown Court
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975–1976
  • Ken Loach in Days of Hope (1975)
    Days of Hope
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1969–1973
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966–1973
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1967–1969
  • Half Hour Story (1967)
    Half Hour Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Ronald Lacey and Bryan Pringle in The Gamblers (1967)
    The Gamblers
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1967

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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
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Personal details

  • Born
    • October 7, 1926
    • Manchester, UK
  • Died
    • June 24, 1999
    • Middleton, Manchester, UK(cancer)

Did you know

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    Former building worker and miner, turned socialist-oriented playwright and screenwriter, often in collaboration with director Ken Loach. Wrote several controversial TV dramas for the BBC, having begun his career writing scripts for "Coronation Street".
  • Trademark
    Serious scripts. Ricky Tomlinson once said that he would ad lib humour into Allen's serious scripts.

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