Brian Patten(1946-2025)

Writer

Brian Patten was born on 7 February 1946 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Jackanory (1965), Shadows (1975) and The Life of a Ten Pound Note (2003). He was married to Linda Cookson. He died on 29 September 2025 in Torbay, Devon, England, UK.

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Jackanory

7.2

TV Series

Writer

Shadows

6.9

TV Series

Writer

The Life of a Ten Pound Note

8.2

TV Movie

Writer

2003

Six Bites of the Cherry

TV Series

Writer

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The Life of a Ten Pound Note
8.2
TV Movie
- poems
- 2003
Shadows
6.9
TV Series
- by
- 1978
Jackanory
7.2
TV Series
- book
- story
- 1976–1977
Full House
5.3
TV Series
- poems
- 1973
Six Bites of the Cherry
TV Series
- poems
- 1967

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- Official Site
Alternative name
- Grimms
Born
- February 7, 1946
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
- September 29, 2025
- Torbay, Devon, England, UK
Spouse
- Linda Cookson2015 - September 29, 2025 (his death)

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Left school at fifteen, becoming a junior reporter on The Bootle Times, while writing occasional music columns for the local music paper, The Mersey Beat.

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