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Trevor Preston(1938-2018)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
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Trevor Preston was born on 12 July 1938 in Erith, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Fox (1980), What the Peeper Saw (1972) and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003). He was married to Nettie Bignell. He died on 29 April 2018 in the UK.
BornJuly 12, 1938
DiedApril 29, 2018(79)
BornJuly 12, 1938
DiedApril 29, 2018(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Eamon Boland, Bernard Hill, Larry Lamb, Derrick O'Connor, Elizabeth Spriggs, Peter Vaughan, and Ray Winstone in Fox (1980)
Fox
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
What the Peeper Saw (1972)
What the Peeper Saw
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1972
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
5.8
  • Writer
  • 2003
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
    5.8
    • written by
    • 2003
  • The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
    The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
    6.9
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 2000
  • Gerard Butler in Little White Lies (1998)
    Little White Lies
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • writer
    • screenplay
    • 1989–1994
  • The Negotiator (1994)
    The Negotiator
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Thicker Than Water (1993)
    Thicker Than Water
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1990
  • Alun Armstrong and Phil Daniels in Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Bryan Brown in Bones (1985)
    Bones
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1984
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Slayground (1983)
    Slayground
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Eamon Boland, Bernard Hill, Larry Lamb, Derrick O'Connor, Elizabeth Spriggs, Peter Vaughan, and Ray Winstone in Fox (1980)
    Fox
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game (1979)
    The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Hazell (1978)
    Hazell
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978–1979

Music Department

  • Eamon Boland, Bernard Hill, Larry Lamb, Derrick O'Connor, Elizabeth Spriggs, Peter Vaughan, and Ray Winstone in Fox (1980)
    Fox
    7.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: title song
    • song lyrics by
    • song lyrics
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
    The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 2000
  • Orson Welles in Tempo (1961)
    Tempo
    6.8
    TV Series
    • programme associate
    • 1965–1966
  • The ABC of ABC - A Souvenir with Music (1966)
    The ABC of ABC - A Souvenir with Music
    TV Special
    • programme associate
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 12, 1938
    • Erith, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 29, 2018
    • UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Nettie Bignell1960 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    DVD commentary for It Must Be the Suit (1978) and I Wouldn't Take Your Hand If I Was Drowning (1978) with producer Barry Hanson and director Jim Goddard.

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    Partner for 27 years of Susie Elliott.

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