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In his role as script editor/producer in the regional drama department, he worked on Play for Today dramas, including Alan Bleasdale’s The Black Stuff (original play) and Scully’s New Year’s Eve. Wikipedia+2The Guardian+2
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Boys from the Blackstuff (1982): perhaps his best-known early production. It was a serial (five episodes plus the original play) dealing with unemployment and working-class life in Liverpool during the Thatcher era. It made a big impact socially and critically. The Independent+3The Guardian+3Wikipedia+3
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Edge of Darkness (1985): another landmark series, a thriller with political, environmental, and personal themes. It won many awards. The Guardian+1