Roger Marshall (15 March 1934 – 1 April 2020) was an English television screenwriter, known as co-creator of the series '' Public Eye''. He was born in March 1934 in Leicester, England and educated at

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''Daily Telegraph''. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2021. After leaving university, he embarked on a writing career that included ''

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'', '' The Sweeney'', '' Survivors'', '' The Gentle Touch'', '' The Professionals'', '' Travelling Man'', '' Lovejoy'', '' Floodtide'' and '' London's Burning'' as well as many other popular television series. He was married with two children: Rodney Marshall, a teacher and freelance writer, and Christopher. He was also a fan of Ipswich Town FC and Northamptonshire CCC. Marshall died in April 2020 at the age of 86.

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* 1934 births 2020 deaths English television writers Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Writers from Leicester {{UK-tv-bio-stub