Alan Plater

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Alan Plater
Plater (right) with actor Malcolm Hebden in 1972
Born	Alan Frederick Plater (1935-04-15)15 April 1935 Jarrow, England
Died	25 June 2010(2010-06-25) (aged 75)[1] London, England
Occupation	Scriptwriter
Period	1962–2010
Genre	Television
Notable works	Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (1976–1977) The Beiderbecke Trilogy (1985–1988) A Very British Coup (1988)
Spouse	Shirley Johnson (1958–1985) Shirley Rubinstein (1986–2010)

Alan Frederick Plater CBE FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010)^[1] was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for the sitcom Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and the comedy drama serials The Beiderbecke Trilogy.