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Barry Purchese

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Barry Purchese is known for Junk (1999), Tucker's Luck (1983) and Midsomer Murders (1997).
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Lee Ingleby and Jemima Rooper in Junk (1999)
    Junk
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1999
    Tucker's Luck (1983)
    Tucker's Luck
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
      Midsomer Murders
      7.9
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2007–2010
    • Roman Mysteries (2007)
      Roman Mysteries
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • The Coral Island (2000)
      The Coral Island
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • adaptation
      • 2000
    • Lee Ingleby and Jemima Rooper in Junk (1999)
      Junk
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 1999
    • Minty (1998)
      Minty
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Throwaways
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • dramatised by
      • 1997
    • The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • by
      • 1994
    • John Simm in Oasis (1993)
      Oasis
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Grange Hill (1978)
      Grange Hill
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1982–1992
    • The Paradise Club (1989)
      The Paradise Club
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1990
    • Casualty (1986)
      Casualty
      6.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1989
    • Tucker's Luck (1983)
      Tucker's Luck
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • developer
      • 1983–1984
    • George Cole in Minder (1979)
      Minder
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1984
    • Scene (1968)
      Scene
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1982–1984
    • Max Hafler in The Squad (1980)
      The Squad
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1980

    Actor

    • Robert Mitchum and Candy Clark in The Big Sleep (1978)
      The Big Sleep
      5.8
      • Eddie's Bodyguard (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • Ken Shorter in Stone (1974)
      Stone
      6.3
      • 1974

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