Peter Ransley
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, December 10, 1931. Educated at Pudsey Grammar School, Yorkshire, 1942-49; Queen Mary College, University of London, 1950-52. Married 1) Hazel Rew in 1955 (divorced 1970); 2) Cynthia Harris in 1974, one son. Journalist, social worker, and development manager of a publishing company, then freelance writer. Recipient: First Commonwealth Film and TV Festival Gold medal, 1980.
Stage Works
- Disabled (produced 1969; as Dear Mr. Welfare, televised 1970; revised version, as Disabled, produced 1971)
- Ellen (produced 1970)
- The Thomson Report (produced 1972)
- Runaway (produced 1974)
- Nothing Special (produced 1981)
TELEVISION PLAYS:
- Dear Mr. Welfare, 1970;
- Black Olives, 1971;
- Night Duty, 1972;
- Blinkers, 1973;
- A Fair Day's Work, 1973;
- Bold Face Condensed, 1974;
- Mark Massey Is Dead, 1974;
- Big Annie, 1974;
- Jo and Ann, 1974;
- The House on the Hill, 1975;
- The Healing Hand, 1975;
- Henry and Jean, 1975;
- To Catch a Thief, 1978;
- Couples, 1978;
- Hospital Roulette, 1979;
- Minor Complications, 1980;
- Kate, 1980;
- Bread of Blood, from the book A Shepherd's Life by W.H. Hudson, 1981;
- Shall I Be Mother?, 1983;
- The Best Chess Player in the World (Tales of the Unexpected series), from a story by Julian Symons, 1984;
- The Price, 1985;
- Inside Story, 1986;
- Sitting Targets, 1989;
- Underbelly, 1992.