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David Pinner(1940-2025)

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  • Writer
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David Pinner was born on 6 October 1940 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985), The Potsdam Quartet and Crown Court (1972). He was married to Catherine Griller. He died on 22 December 2025 in the UK.
BornOctober 6, 1940
DiedDecember 22, 2025(85)
BornOctober 6, 1940
DiedDecember 22, 2025(85)
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Known for

Samantha Bond, John Castle, Paola Dionisotti, Joan Hickson, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Mary Kerridge, Ralph Michael, Simon Shepherd, Joan Sims, Matthew Solon, Sylvia Syms, and Kevin Whately in Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Rowlandson
The Potsdam Quartet
  • Writer
    Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
    Crown Court
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Screen One (1985)
      Screen One
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Paul Cox
      • 1992
    • John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Forever Green (1989)
      Forever Green
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Mr. Payne
      • 1989
    • Anthony Valentine, Tim Barlow, Robert Powell, and Gavin Richards in Hannay (1988)
      Hannay
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Police Constable
      • 1988
    • Black Silk
      TV Series
      • Henshaw
      • 1985
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Helmut
      • 1985
    • Miss Marple (1984)
      Miss Marple
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Rowlandson
      • 1985
    • Samantha Bond, John Castle, Paola Dionisotti, Joan Hickson, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Mary Kerridge, Ralph Michael, Simon Shepherd, Joan Sims, Matthew Solon, Sylvia Syms, and Kevin Whately in Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
      Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Rowlandson
      • 1985
    • Fame Is the Spur (1982)
      Fame Is the Spur
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Chairman
      • 1982
    • Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)
      Shoestring
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Millar
      • 1980
    • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
      The BBC Television Shakespeare
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Williams
      • 1979
    • Henry V (1979)
      Henry V
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Williams
      • 1979
    • Nigel Davenport, Peter Egan, and Bosco Hogan in Prince Regent (1979)
      Prince Regent
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • William, Duke of Clarence
      • 1979
    • The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)
      The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose
      6.7
      TV Series
      • PC Buttress
      • 1975
    • Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)
      Father Brown
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Osric Orm
      • 1974
    • Z Cars (1962)
      Z Cars
      7.1
      TV Series
      • PC Way
      • Barman
      • Unit Beat Man ...
      • 1965–1972

    Writer

    • Cineficción Radio (2019)
      Cineficción Radio
      3.2
      Podcast Series
      • novel "Ritual"
      • 2019
    • The Brack Report (1982)
      The Brack Report
      6.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1982
    • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
      Crown Court
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1974–1981
    • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
      BBC2 Playhouse
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1981
    • Out of the Past
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1978
    • Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, and Edward Woodward in The Wicker Man (1973)
      The Wicker Man
      7.5
      • novel "Ritual" (uncredited)
      • 1973
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Born
      • October 6, 1940
      • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Died
      • December 22, 2025
      • UK
    • Spouse
      • Catherine Griller1965 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Published 1967 novel Ritual, claimed to be the source of The Wicker Man. Claim disputed by writer and director of latter.

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      His book, "Ritual", was a major inspiration for Anthony Shaffer's The Wicker Man (1973).

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