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Dennis Potter

1935 - 1994

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Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials Pennies from Heaven (1978) and The Singing Detective (1986) as well as the BBC television plays Blue Remembered Hills (1979) and Brimstone and Treacle (1976). His television dramas, often set or partly set in the Forest of Dean of his childhood, mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Potter is the 7,027th most popular writer (down from 6,965th in 2019), the 6,868th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,623rd in 2019) and the 731st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Dennis Potter ranks 7,027 out of 7,302. Before him are Yiyun Li, Joseph Finder, Cleanth Brooks, Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, and François Bégaudeau. After him are Lotta Lotass, Maria Stepanova, Daniel O. Fagunwa, Shobhaa De, James Gould Cozzens, and Kamala Markandaya.

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Among people born in 1935, Dennis Potter ranks 549. Before him are Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, Edward Schreyer, Herb Kohl, Ron Delany, and Heather Sears. After him are Eddie Bernice Johnson, Conrad Burns, and Ted Curson. Among people deceased in 1994, Dennis Potter ranks 368. Before him are Hal Smith, Heather Sears, Dixy Lee Ray, Eric Linden, Dennis Morgan, and Cleanth Brooks. After him are Raich Carter, Han Xu, and Jack Hargreaves.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Potter ranks 6,870 out of 8,785. Before him are Lesley Lokko (1964), Olly Murs (1984), Joanna Scanlan (1961), Ben Chilwell (1996), Mike Dean (1968), and Hallucinogen (1971). After him are John Parrott (1964), Alison Carroll (1985), Michael Gove (1967), Emma D'Arcy (1992), Jimmy Case (1954), and Charlie Spedding (1952).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Dennis Potter ranks 731. Before him are Tom Rob Smith (1979), Sebastian Faulks (1953), Kae Tempest (1985), John Mortimer (1923), Ken MacLeod (1954), and Matt Haig (1975). After him are Andrea Levy (1956), Douglas Murray (1979), David Nicholls (1966), Terry Nation (1930), George Monbiot (1963), and Mark Ravenhill (1966).

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