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name: "Peter Nichols"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "31 July 1927"
died: "7 September 2019"
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# Peter Nichols

Writer. Born 31 July 1927 in Bristol. Died 7 September 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 31 July 1927, Bristol
- **Died:** 7 September 2019
- **Active:** 1970–1987
- **Frequently works with:** [Alastair Reid](https://film.one/person/alastair-reid-56634.md), [Alma Cullen](https://film.one/person/alma-cullen.md), [Anthony Simmons](https://film.one/person/anthony-simmons.md), [Brian Parker](https://film.one/person/brian-parker.md), [Charles Wood](https://film.one/person/charles-wood-444552.md), [Geoffrey Case](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-case.md), [Herbert Wise](https://film.one/person/herbert-wise.md), [Jim Goddard](https://film.one/person/jim-goddard.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Nichols_(playwright), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176096, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/191452

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## Biography

Peter Nichols was an English playwright, screenwriter and director. Born in Bristol, he was educated at Bristol Grammar School and studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after National Service. He began writing television plays while working as a teacher, with early credits including work for anthology series in the 1960s and 1970s.

His stage plays include *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg* (1967), *The National Health* (1969) and *Privates on Parade* (1977). Film credits include the screenplay for *Georgy Girl* (1966) and the script for *Catch Us If You Can* (1965). He wrote an episode of *Inspector Morse* broadcast in 1991.

Nichols was appointed CBE in 2018 for services to drama. He died in Oxford in 2019.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fisherman's Friends* (2019), Executive Producer
- *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg* (2002), Writer
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Poppy* (1984), Writer, Lyricist
- *Privates on Parade* (1983), Original Story, Screenplay, Lyricist
- *Forget-Me-Not Lane* (1975), Writer
- *The Common* (1973), Screenplay
- *The National Health* (1973), Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *Ben Spray* (1972), Writer
- *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg* (1972), Screenplay
- *Hearts and Flowers* (1970), Writer
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, Writer
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, Writer
- *The Jazz Age* (1968), series, Writer
- *The Gorge* (1968), Writer
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, Writer
- *Georgy Girl* (1966), Writer
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, Writer
- *Catch Us If You Can* (1965), Photographer, Writer
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, Writer
- *The Big Boys* (1961), Writer
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, Writer

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