The memory of Dennis Potter is not well-served by this inferior feature version of the fine '80s BBC TV series that confirmed Potter as one of Britain's most original and daring screenwriting talents.

Royle, 70, who has appeared on Blake's 7, Dennis Potter's Blackeyes, Endeavour and most recently Coronation Street, announced the news on social media. Writing on Facebook she said: 'I am ...

The Nigel Barton Plays are two semi-autobiographical television dramas by Dennis Potter, first broadcast on BBC1 in 1965 as part of The Wednesday Play strand. The first play, Stand Up, Nigel ...