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Alan Pollock
British author, playwright, and scriptwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Pollock is a British author, playwright, and scriptwriter.[4][5]
Pollock was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Language and Literature from St John's College, University of Oxford in 1984.[6]
His plays include:
- All Tomorrow's Parties[7]
- The Allesley Silas, based on the novel Silas Marner by George Eliot[8]
- The Bear who went to War, the story of Wojtek, a bear who fought in the Second World War[9]
- Godiva Rocks, a musical[6]
- One Night in November, about the Coventry Blitz, originally starring Daniel Brocklebank and Joanna Christie[1][2][10]
- Pigs[7]
- Too Much Pressure[5]
- Treasure Island, based on the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson[11]
Pollock's television writing credits include:[4]
- Always and Everyone (2002) – 1 episode
- Attachments (2020) – 1 episode
- The Bill (1984–2010) – 6 episodes
- Black Cab – 1 episode
- The Death of Daniel – thriller
- Peter Pan (2020) – television special
Radio plays by Pollock include Philip and Sydney (2010), about the poet Philip Larkin,[12][6] with an associated book,[7] and Every Duchess in England (2013),[5] both broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Pollock's publications include the children's picture book The Bear who went to War, associated with his play of the same name,[13][14][15] He contributed to the television drama series The Bill, leading to a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award in 2008 for series 23 (2007).[3][16]
Pollock has taught creative writing at the University of Gloucestershire and the University of Warwick.[17] He established a Master of Arts course on Creative Writing at Coventry University. He also gives master classes on playwriting.[18]
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