Philip Purser(1925-2022)

Writer

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Philip Purser was born on 28 August 1925 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Half Hour Story (1967) and A Family at War (1970). He was married to Ann Goodman. He died on 1 August 2022 in the UK.

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Known for

The Wednesday Play (1964)

The Wednesday Play

7.2

TV Series

Writer

Half Hour Story (1967)

Half Hour Story

7.5

TV Series

Writer

A Family at War (1970)

A Family at War

7.8

TV Series

Writer

Lesley-Anne Down in The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

7.7

TV Movie

Writer

1978

Credits

Writer

Backfischliebe
6.0
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1985
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
7.7
TV Movie
- written by
- 1978
Heydays Hotel
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1976
A Family at War
7.8
TV Series
- by
- 1971
Half Hour Story
7.5
TV Series
- writer
- 1967
The Wednesday Play
7.2
TV Series
- writer
- 1966
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
- novel
- 1965

Personal details

Born
- August 28, 1925
- Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died
- August 1, 2022
- UK(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
Spouse
- Ann Goodman1957 - August 1, 2022 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Co-author of "Halliwell's Television Companion" from 1982 onwards

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Trivia
Novelist, television critic and fishing expert. His wife Ann Goodman is a crime novelist.

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