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Peter Tinniswood (21 December 1936 – 9 January 2003) was an English

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scriptwriter, and author of a series of popular novels. He was born in

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, but grew up above a dry cleaner's on Eastway in Sale, Cheshire.

Early career

Tinniswood attended Sale Boys' Grammar School. His career began in journalism. He spent four years in

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from 1958, first working for '' The Star'', and then for the ''

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'', where he was a leader writer and specialised in feature writing. He won widespread admiration for a week-long series ''Travels with a Donkey'', an account of a tramp round the Peak District with a reluctant donkey.

Television and radio

In 1964, Tinniswood collaborated with his long-term writing partner

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'' and the comedy ''Lance At Large'', a sitcom starring

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in which Percival's character, Alan Day, was involved in different scenarios and meeting different people in each episode. The short-lived ITV series ''Never Say Die'' (1970) drew on Tinniswood's days as a hospital porter. Set in Victoria Memorial Hospital, the show focused on the comedy created between the patients and staff. It starred Reginald Marsh and

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. Tinniswood based the BBC comedy '' I Didn't Know You Cared'' (1975–1979) on his novels. Featuring the Brandons, a dour northern family, the programme ran until 1979, and featured Liz Smith,

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, John Comer and Stephen Rea. In 1980, the BBC produced a series based on other Tinniswood books, featuring the character the Brigadier, an erstwhile cricketer and over-the-top raconteur, played by

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. Some of the stories were adapted for

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. The series was remade in 1985 for

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. For ITV in 1983, Tinniswood wrote ''The Home Front'', again set in the north of England. It starred

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as Mrs Place, a nosey, arrogant mother who lorded it over her three children. Two years later ITV produced '' Mog'', based on Peter's 1970 novel and starring

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as the title character. The episodes were written by Ian La Frenais and

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, but it was not a success. Also in 1985, was ''South Of The Border'' starring

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as Edgar Rowley, a Yorkshireman forced to migrate to the south of England. In later years, Tinniswood's output was mostly for Radio 4 and included the continuing adventures of Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon in ''Uncle Mort's North Country'', ''Uncle Mort's South Country'' and ''Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe'' and a series about poacher Winston Hayballs, his "bit of fluff" Nancy and her family adapted from his novel "Winston". Liz Goulding, his second wife, played Rosie. A lifelong pipe smoker, Peter Tinniswood died of throat cancer at the age of 66. Since his death, the

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and the

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have jointly administered in his memory the annual Tinniswood Award, to honour the best original radio drama script broadcast in the UK during the previous year, with a prize of £1500 for the winner.

TV credits

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(1962) * ''The

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Show'' (1963) * ''Lance At Large'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''Roy Hudd'' (1970) * ''Never Say Die'' (1970) * '' I Didn't Know You Cared'' (1975) * ''Tales From A Long Room'' (1980) (

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) * ''The Home Front'' (1983) * '' Mog'' (1985) * ''South Of The Border'' (1985) * ''Tales From A Long Room'' (1985) (

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) * ''Duck Patrol'' (1998)

Novels and other fiction

THE BRANDON FAMILY SERIES: * ''A Touch Of Daniel'' (1968) – Winner of the Author's Club First Novel Award and Book of the Month choice * ''Mog'' (1970) * ''I Didn't Know You Cared'' (1973) – Winner of the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize from the Royal Society of Literature for best regional novel. * ''Except You're A Bird'' (1974) * ''The Home Front'' (1982) * ''Call it a Canary'' (1985) * ''Uncle Mort’s North Country'' (1986) * ''Uncle Mort’s South Country'' (1990) CRICKETING TALES AND SKETCHES: (A table of the individual pieces in these books is given at the foot of this section). * ''Tales From A Long Room'' (1981) * ''More Tales From A Long Room'' (1982) * ''Collected Tales From A Long Room'' (1982) - a compilation of the above two titles * ''The Brigadier Down Under'' (1983) * ''The Brigadier In Season'' (1984) * ''The Brigadier’s Brief Lives'' (1984) * ''The Brigadier’s Tour'' (1985) * ''The Brigadier's Collection'' (1986) - compilation f 'Down Under' and 'In Season'?* ''Tales from Witney Scrotum'' (1987) * ''Witney Scrotum'' (1995) - despite a similar title to the above, this is a different set of stories HAYBALLS AND ITS SEQUEL: * ''Hayballs'' (1989) * ''Winston'' (1991) OTHERS: * ''The Stirk Of Stirk'' (1974) * ''Shemerelda'' (1981) * ''Dolly’s War'' (1987) The books listed above under the heading Cricketing Tales And Sketches contain short stories and other humorous pieces as shown here: ''Collected Tales From A Long Room'' - stories 1-13 are the same as 1-13 in ''Tales From A Long Room''; stories 14-24 are the same as 1-11 in ''More Tales From A Long Room''. ''The Brigadier’s Brief Lives'' - contains the following short sketches: #Miss Petula Clark #Lord Carrington #Mr Rupert Murdoch #Mr Richard Baker #Sir John Mills #Mr Ray Buckton #Mr E. W. Swanton #Lord Wilson #Mr Kevin Keegan #Mr Norman St John Stevas #Sir Douglas Bader #Mr Roy Jenkins #Sir Robin Day #Miss Jan Leeming #Prince Philip #Mr Andrew Lloyd-Webber #Lord Goodman #Miss Jilly Cooper #The Duke of Westminster #Mr David Frost #Mr Laurie McMenamy #The Village Tea Lady #Miss Esther Tantzen #Andrew Previn #Lord Lichfield #Mr Geoffrey Boycott #Mrs Mary Whitehouse #Sir Richard Attenborough #Mr Robert Robinson #Mr Winston Churchill #Lord Longford #Mr Michael Parkinson #Mr Terry Wogan #Mr David Attenborough #Mr Roy Plomley #Mr Sebastian Coe #Miss Pamela Stephenson #Mr Arthur Scargill #Mr Roy Hattersley #Mr Ian Paisley #Cardinal Hume #Mr Ian Botham #Mr Michael Foot #Mr H. D. 'Dicky' Bird #Mr Frank Muir #Earl Spencer #Mr Jimmy Hill #Mr Leon Brittan #Mr Jimmy Saville OBE #Miss Elizabeth Jane Howard #Mr Tony Benn #Mr Tom Stoppard #Mr Bob Willis #Mr Barry Took #Miss Britt Ekland #Sir Peter Hall #Sir Geoffrey Howe #Mr James Cameron #Lord Lucan #Mr Ned Sherrin #The Archbishop of Canterbury #Princess Margaret #Miss Jean Rook #Mr Norman Tebbitt #Mr Mick Jagger #Mr Patrick Moore #Doctor David Owen #Mr Jimmy Young #Sir Anthont Blunt #Mr Clive Jenkins #Mr Enoch Powell #Lady Falklander #Miss Jan Morris #Mr Ludovic Kennedy #Mr Brian Redhead #Mr Brian Johnson #Mr Reginald Bosanquet #Mr Auberon Waugh #Mr Bill Sowerbutts #Mr Jim Laker #Mr Jackie Stewart #Lord Kagan #Sir Harold Macmillan #Mr John Wells #Mrs Shirley Williams #Mr Henry Cooper #Mr John Lennon #Mr Neil Kinnock #Captain Mark Phillips #Mr Winston Place #Dame Vera Lynn #Mr Feliks Topolski #Mr Alan Ayckbourn #Sir John Hackett ''The Brigadier’s Tour'' - contains the following 116 short sketches: The Introduction The Captain: • Mr W. H. Wooller The Vice-Captain: • Mr D. J. Insole The Opening Batsmen: • Mr W. Place • Sir J. B. Hobbs • Mr J. B. Stollmeyer • Mr H. L. Collins • Mr W. Rhodes • Mr W. M. Lawry • Mr A. Jones • Mr S. M. Gavaskar • Mr A. R. Morris • Mr A. C. Maclaren • Mr F. A. Lowson • Mr Hanif Mohammed • Mr R. T. Simpson • Mr C. Milburn • Mr G. Boycott • Mr T. Meale The Specialist Batsmen: • Mr F. R. Spofforth • Mr K. C. Bland • Mr E. de C. Weekes • Mr W. Watson • Mr C. B. Fry • Mr I. R. Redpath • Mr M. P. Donnelly • Mr C. H. Lloyd • Mr G. Gunn • Mr D. I. Gower • Sir D. G. Bradman • Mr G. R. Viswanath • Mr D. C. S. Compton • Mr A. D. Nourse • Nawab of Pataudi • Mr P. M. Roebuck • Mr V. T. Trumper • Mr I. V. A. Richards • Mr J. E. P. McMaster • Mr R. H. Spooner • Brigadier-General R. M. Poore • Mr D. W. Randall • Mr Z. Abbas • Mr K. D. Mackay • Mr G. L. Jessop • Charles Lawrence, Mullagh, Dick-A-Dick, Twopenny, Red Cap, Mosquito, King Cole, Peter, Cuzens, Tiger, Jim Crow, Bullocky, Dumas, Sundown • Mr D. B. Close • Mr R. L. Dias • Mr C. L. Walcott • Mr T. W. Hayward • Rt Rev D. S. Sheppard • Mr R. N. Harvey • Mr T. W. Graveney • Sir P. F. Warner • Mr A. R. Lewis • Mr A. R. Border • Mr H. Pilling The All Rounders: • Mr W. G. Grace • Mr R. G. Garlick • Mr R. Benaud • Mr G. H. Hirst • Lord Constantine, Baron of Maraval and Nelson • Mr M. A. Noble • Mr R. M. Kapil Dev • Sir G. St. A. Sobers • Mr P. M. Walker • Mr M. J. Procter • Mr A. E. Trott • Mr F. E. Woolley • Sir F. M. M. Worrell • Mr W. R. Hammond • Mr I. T. Botham The Fast Bowlers: • Mr J. B. Statham • Mr J. Barton King • Mr H. Larwood • Mr D. K. Lillee • Mr Fazal Mahmood • Mr R. V. Divecha • Mr W. Voce • Mr R. R. Lindwall • Mr W. J. O'Reilly • Mr R. G. D. Willis • Mr E. A. McDonald • Mr M. W. Tate • Mr T. Richardson • Mr I. J. Jones • Mr J. M. Gregory • Mr R. J. Hadlee • Mr F. E. Rumsey • Sir C. A. Smith The Spinners: • Mr D. J. Shepherd • Mr C. V. Grimmett • Mr R. Peel • Mr P. H. Edmonds • Mr B. S. Bedi • Mr R. Tattersall • Mr J. E. Emburey • Mr H. J. Tayfield • Mr S. Ramadhin • Mr J. C. White • Mr D. V. P. Wright • Mr J. Briggs • Mr J. C. Laker • Mr L. R. Gibbs • Mr C. H. Parkin • Mr H. Verity • Mr Abdul Qadir • Mr C. Blythe The Greatest Bowler Of Them All: • Mr S. F. Barnes The Wicket Keepers: • Mr D. Tallon • Mr R. W. Marsh • Mr F. M. Engineer • Mr R. W. Taylor • Mr J. R. Reid • Mr J. G. Binks • Mr W. H. V. Levett The Replacements: • The Replacements.

Radio credits

Radio drama

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Saturday-Night Theatre; aft = BBC Afternoon Theatre, m = monologue) *1964 Hardluck Hall (6 x 30m, series of comedy plays) *1973 Sam's Wedding (aft) *1980 A Gifted Child (aft) *1981 An Occasional Day (aft) *1981 Stoker Leishman's Diaries (snt) *1981 The Siege *1981 The Bargeman's Comfort *1985 Crossing the Frontier *1987 A Touch Of Daniel (snt) *1987 The Village Fete rpt. 1988 (snt) *1990 A Small Union *1992 Tales from the Brigadier *1992 Two into Three *1993 The Governor's Consort (for M. Wimbush) R3 *1995 Pen Pals *1997 Secret life of the Shed–feature on shed life–with P.Tinniswood *1997 Batteries not included-feature on batteries-with P.Tinniswood *1997 A Very Rare Bird Indeed *1998 The Last Obituary (for Billie Whitelaw;m),rpt 1999 *1998 Visiting Julia: 6-episode comedy drama series *1998 Next time we might play better *1998 The wireless lady *1998 On the whole it's been jolly good (for

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;m),rpt.1999 *1998 Verona-a conspiracy of parrots (for Stephanie Cole;m),rpt 1999 *1999 The House Swap *1999 The Scan *2000 Dorothy, a Manager's wife *2000 Age Gap *2000 The Packer *2000 Admiral of the night *2000 Monument (adapted from

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), dram. *2001 The Duvet Lady (Billie Whitelaw monologue) *2001 Mr. Reliable *2001 Tales from the backbench (series 1, 4 episodes) *2001 On the train from Chemnitz *2001 Tales from the Backbench (series 2, 4 episodes) *2002 On the whole it's been jolly good, rpt *2002 The Air Raid *2002 Anton in Eastbourne (for

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) *2003 The Goalkeeper's Boo-Boo *2010 The Visitor (BBC Radio 4 7.10.2010, Roy Hudd and

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Serials

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/Christopher Benjamin) *Uncle Mort's North Country 5 (R4 21.7.1988 -18.8.1988 Stephen Thorne/

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/Christian Rodska/Shirley Dixon/Liz Goulding/

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) *Winston Comes To Town 6 (R4 1.1.1990– 5.2.1990 Maurice Denham/Shirley Dixon/Liz Goulding/Christian Rodska/Bill Wallis) *Uncle Mort's South Country – Series 1 5 (R4 12.7.1990 9.8.1990 Stephen Thorne/Sam Kelly/Liz Goulding/Christian Rodska) *Uncle Mort's South Country – Series 2 5 (R4 27.10.1990 -24.11.1990 Stephen Thorne/Sam Kelly/Liz Goulding/Christopher Good/Christian Rodska) *Winston In Love 6 (R4 31.12.1990 -4.2.1991 Shirley Dixon/Bill Wallis/Maurice Denham/Liz Goulding/Christian Rodska) *Winston In Europe 6 (R4 12.3.1992 -16.4.1992 Shirley Dixon/Maurice Denham/Liz Goulding/Christian Rodska/Bill Wallis) *Winston Back Home 6 (R4 31.3.1994 -5.5.1994 Shirley Dixon/Maurice Denham/Liz Goulding/Christian Rodska/Bill Wallis) *Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe 5 (R4 12.2.1996 -11.3.1996 Stephen Thorne/Sam Kelly/Christian Rodska/Liz Goulding)

External links

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Peter Tinniswood at 'Diversity'
– radio writing for the BBC.
BBC Guide to Comedy
– information about shows to which Peter Tinniswood contributed.
News of death (BBC)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tinniswood, Peter 1936 births 2003 deaths Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from esophageal cancer Novelists from Liverpool People from Sale, Greater Manchester English male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century English dramatists and playwrights People educated at Sale Grammar School 20th-century English male writers