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John Bowen(1924-2019)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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John Bowen was born on 5 November 1924 in Calcutta, India. He was a writer and producer, known for The Guardians (1971), Armchair Thriller (1978) and Sunday Night Thriller (1981). He died on 18 April 2019 in the UK.
BornNovember 5, 1924
DiedApril 18, 2019(94)
BornNovember 5, 1924
DiedApril 18, 2019(94)
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Known for

Cyril Luckham in The Guardians (1971)
The Guardians
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Armchair Thriller (1978)
Armchair Thriller
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Sunday Night Thriller (1981)
Sunday Night Thriller
TV Series
  • Writer
Garry Halliday
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Justin Blake, creator)

Credits

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Writer

  • Dominic Monaghan and Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995)
    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
    7.6
    TV Series
    • series creator
    • written by
    • creator ...
    • 1996–1998
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • based on novel
    • 1986
  • Honeymoon
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1985
  • Can I Help You?
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1967–1981
  • Singles
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Sunday Night Thriller (1981)
    Sunday Night Thriller
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1981
  • Armchair Thriller (1978)
    Armchair Thriller
    7.3
    TV Series
    • by
    • writer
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1978–1980
  • Entre Marido e Mulher... (1979)
    Entre Marido e Mulher...
    TV Mini Series
    • play
    • 1979
  • Heartland (1979)
    Heartland
    3.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Richard Burton in Absolution (1978)
    Absolution
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
    A Ghost Story for Christmas
    7.7
    TV Series
    • dramatisation
    • Writer
    • 1974–1978
  • Julia Foster, John Lee, Patrick Newell, and John Stride in Wilde Alliance (1978)
    Wilde Alliance
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • by
    • writer
    • 1970–1977
  • Clifford Rose and Mollie Sugden in Six Days of Justice (1972)
    Six Days of Justice
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975

Producer

  • Weekend Playhouse
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Sunday Night Thriller (1981)
    Sunday Night Thriller
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Encyclopedia
  • Alternative name
    • Justin Blake
  • Born
    • November 5, 1924
    • Calcutta, India
  • Died
    • April 18, 2019
    • UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    His play, "After the Rain", was performed at the Hampstead Theatre Club in Hampstead, London, England with Alec McCowen, Alan MacNaughtan, Anthony Oliver, Valerie White, Robert James, Douglas Sheldon and Maureen Pryor in the cast.

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    Life partner of David Cook (1963-2015).

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