Willis HALL
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, 6 April 1929. Died 7 March, 2005
Stage Works
- Final at Furnell (broadcast 1954). 1956.
- Poet and Pheasant, with Lewis Jones (broadcast 1955; produced 1958). 1959.
- The Gentle Knight (broadcast 1957; produced 1964). 1966.
- The Play of the Royal Astrologers (produced 1958). 1960.
- Air Mail from Cyprus (televised 1958).
- The Long and the Short and the Tall (produced 1958). 1959.
- A Glimpse of the Sea, and Last Day in Dreamland (produced 1959).
- Return to the Sea (televised 1960; produced 1980)
- Billy Liar, with Keith Waterhouse, adaptation of the novel by Waterhouse (produced 1960). 1960.
- Chin-Chin, adaptation of the play by François Billetdoux (produced 1960).
- Celebration: The Wedding and The Funeral, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1961). 1961.
- Azouk, with Robin Maugham, adaptation of a play by Alexandre Rivemale (produced 1962).
- England, Our England, with Keith Waterhouse, music by Dudley Moore (produced 1962). 1964.
- Squat Betty, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1962).
- The Sponge Room, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1962).
- All Things Bright and Beautiful, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1962). 1963.
- Yer What? (revue), with others, music by Lance Mulcahy (produced 1962).
- The Days Beginning: An Easter Play. 1964.
- The Love Game, adaptation of a play by Marcel Achard, translated by Tamara Lo (produced 1964).
- Come Laughing Home, with Keith Waterhouse (as They Called the Bastard Stephen, produced 1964; as Come Laughing Home, produced 1965). 1965.
- Say Who You Are, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1965). 1966; as Help Stamp Out Marriage (produced 1966). 1966.
- Joey, Joey, with Keith Waterhouse, music by Ron Moody (produced 1966).
- Whoops-a-Daisy, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1968). 1978.
- Children's Day, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1969). 1975.
- Who's Who, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1971). 1974.
- The Railwayman's New Clothes (televised 1971). 1974.
- They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques (televised 1972)
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, with Keith Waterhouse, adaptation of a play by Eduardo De Filippo (produced 1973). 1974.
- The Card, with Keith Waterhouse, music and lyrics by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, adaptation of the novel by Arnold Bennett (produced 1973).
- Walk On, Walk On (produced 1975). 1976.
- Kidnapped at Christmas (for children; produced 1975). 1975.
- Stag-Night (produced 1976).
- Christmas Crackers (for children; produced 1976). 1976.
- Filumena, with Keith Waterhouse, adaptation of a play by Eduardo De Filippo (produced 1977). 1978.
- A Right Christmas Caper (for children; produced 1977). 1978.
- Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse, music by Denis King, adaptation of stories by Barbara Euphan Todd (produced 1980). 1984.
- The Wind in the Willows, music by Denis King, adaptation of the story by Kenneth Grahame (produced 1984).
- Treasure Island, music by Denis King, adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (produced 1984).
- Lost Empires, with Keith Waterhouse, music by Denis King, adaptation of the novel by J.B. Priestley (produced 1985).
- The Water Babies, adaptation of the novel by Charles Kingsley (produced 1987).
- Jane Eyre, adaptation of the novel by Charlotte Bronte (produced 1992).
- Mansfield Park, adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen (produced 1993).
Screenplays
- The Long and the Short and the Tall (Jungle Fighters), with Wolf Mankowitz, 1961;
- Whistle Down the Wind, with Keith Waterhouse 1961;
- The Valiant, 1962;
- A Kind of Loving, 1963;
- Billy Liar, 1963;
- West Eleven, 1963;
- Man in the Middle, 1963;
- Pretty Polly (A Matter of Innocence), 1967;
- Lock Up Your Daughters, 1969.
Radio Plays:
- Final at Furnell, 1954;
- The Nightingale, 1954;
- Furore at Furnell, 1955;
- Frenzy at Furnell, 1955;
- Friendly at Furnell, 1955;
- Fluster at Furnell, 1955;
- Poet and Pheasant, with Lewis Jones, 1955;
- One Man Absent, 1955;
- A Run for the Money, 1956;
- Afternoon for Antigone, 1956;
- The Long Years, 1956;
- Any Dark Morning, 1956;
- Feodor's Bride, 1956;
- One Man Returns, 1956;
- A Ride on the Donkeys, 1957;
- The Calverdon Road Job, 1957;
- The Gentle Knight, 1957;
- Harvest the Sea, 1957;
- Monday at Seven, 1957;
- Annual Outing, 1958;
- The Larford Lad, 1958;
- The Case of Walter Grimshaw, with Leslie Halward, 1958.
Television Plays:
- Air Mail from Cyprus, 1958
- Return to the Sea, 1960
- On the Night of the Murder, 1962
- The Ticket, 1969
- The Railwayman's New Clothes, 1971
- The Villa Maroc, 1972
- They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques, 1972
- Song at Twilight, 1973
- Friendly Encounter, 1974
- The Piano-Smashers of the Golden Sun, 1974
- Illegal Approach, 1974
- Midgley, 1975
- Match-Fit, from a story by Brian Glanville, 1976
- A Flash of Inspiration, 1976
- Secret Army series, 1977
- The Fuzz series, 1977
- Hazell Gets the Boot (Hazell series), 1979
- Danedyke Mystery, from a work by Stephen Chance, 1979
- National Pelmet, 1980
- Minder series, 198086
- Christmas Spirits, 1981
- Stan's Last Game, 1983
- The Road to 1984, 1984
- The Bright Side series, 1985
- The Return of the Antelope, and The Antelope Christmas Special, from his own stories, 1986
- Happy Moorings with Keith Waterhouse, 1963;
- How Many Angels, 1964
- Inside George Webley series, 1968
- Queenie's Castle series, 1970
- Budgie series, 1971-72
- The Upper Crusts series, 1973
- Three's Company series, 1973
- By Endeavour Alone, 1973
- Briefer Encounter, 1977
- Public Lives, 1977
- Worzel Gummidge series, from stories by Barbara Euphan Todd, 1979
- The Reluctant Dragon (animated), 1988.
Novel:
- The Fuzz (novelization of TV series). 1977.
Other:
- They Found the World (for children), with 1.0. Evans. 1960.
- The Royal Astrologer: Adventures of Father Mole-Cricket or the Malayan Legends (for children). 1960.
- The A to Z of Soccer, with Michael Parkinson. 1970.
- The A to Z of Television, with Bob Monkhouse. 1971.
- My Sporting Life. 1975.
- The Incredible Kidnapping (for children). 1975.
- The Summer of the Dinosaur (for children). 1977.
- The Television Adventures [and More Television Adventures] of Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 2 vols., 1979; complete edition, as Worzel Gummidge's Television Adventures, 1981.
- Worzel Gummidge at the Fair (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1980.
- Worzel Gummidge Goes to the Seaside (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1980.
- The Trials of Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1980.
- Worzel's Birthday (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1981.
- New Television Adventures of Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1981.
- The Last Vampire (for children). 1982.
- The Irish Adventures of Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1984.
- The Inflatable Shop (for children). 1984.
- Dragon Days (for children). 1985.
- The Return of the Antelope (for children). 1985.
- The Antelope Company Ashore [At Large] (for children). 2 vols. 1986-87.
- Worzel Gummidge Down Under (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1987.
- Spooky Rhymes (for children). 1987.
- Henry Hollins and the Dinosaur (for children). 1988.
- Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hollins (for children). 1988.
- The Vampire's Holiday (for children). 1992.
- The Vampire's Revenge (for children). 1993.
- Editor, with Keith Waterhouse, Writer's Theatre. 1967.
- Editor, with Michael Parkinson, Football Report: An Anthology of Soccer. 1973.
- Editor, with Michael Parkinson, Football Classified: An Anthology of Soccer. 1975.
- Editor, with Michael Parkinson, Football Final. 1975.