Biography
Ted Whitehead, also credited as E.A. Whitehead, was an English playwright and television writer. Born in Liverpool, he worked in advertising before turning to playwriting in his late thirties.
His stage plays include The Foursome (1971), which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre and transferred to the West End, and Alpha Beta (1972), starring Albert Finney and Rachel Roberts. He received the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright.
From the 1980s he wrote extensively for television, contributing episodes to series including Cracker (1993) and adaptations such as The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) and The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003). He died in 2023.
