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Bleasdale

British  
/ ˈbliːzdeɪl /

noun

  1. Alan. born 1946, British playwright, best known for his television series The Boys From the Blackstuff (1983) and GBH (1991)

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His writing heroes include Jimmy McGovern, who he has worked with previously, and Alan Bleasdale.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Mr. Bleasdale said in reply, Mr. Hill recalled in a 2002 BBC interview.

From New York Times • May 5, 2024

Alan Bleasdale, who wrote “Boys From the Blackstuff,” told the BBC that Hill’s death was “a great loss and also a great surprise.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2024

Writer Alan Bleasdale has given his first TV interview for 20 years as a stage version of his landmark TV drama The Boys From The Blackstuff is due to open.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2023

There was a valuable pamphlet on Australian wines written by the late Doctor Bleasdale, of Melbourne, in 1876.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.