Potter, Dennis
Overview
Works: |
240
works in
863
publications in
11
languages and
12,233
library holdings
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Genres: |
Drama
Musical films
Television programs
Television mini-series
Film adaptations
Detective and mystery films
Comedy films
Television adaptations
History
Film remakes
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Roles: |
Author, Author of screenplay, Scenarist, Writer of accompanying material, Director, Adapter, Author of introduction, Dubious author, Producer
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Classifications: |
PR6066.O77,
822.914 |
Most widely held works about
Dennis Potter
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Most widely held works by
Dennis Potter
Pennies from heaven by Dennis Potter (
visu
)
37
editions published
between
1978
and
2014
in
3
languages
and held by
841
libraries
worldwide
Dennis Potter's masterpiece mini-series follows the adventures, mishaps, and yearnings of a traveling song sheet peddler on a tight commission as he tries to make dreams fit the promises of the lyrics he carries
The singing detective by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
27
editions published
between
1986
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
758
libraries
worldwide
The narrative counterpoints life in a hospital ward of a writer crippled by a horrific skin disease with the plot of his atmosperic thriller to the point where fantasy and reality seem to change places
The singing detective by Jon Amiel (
visu
)
54
editions published
between
1946
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
704
libraries
worldwide
The hallucinations of a mystery writer stricken with a crippling skin disorder interweave memories of his past with a plot casting him in the role of a suave sleuth who croons with a big band
Gorky Park by Michael Apted (
visu
)
30
editions published
between
1983
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
537
libraries
worldwide
When three murder victims are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, their faces and fingertips removed, detective Arkady Renko is determined to identify the bodies and find the killer. But as a picture of the victims takes shape, the clues point toward involvement not only of the KGB but also of the woman he loves, Irina
Blackeyes by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
28
editions published
between
1987
and
1997
in
6
languages
and held by
437
libraries
worldwide
It has been twenty years since Maurice James Kingsley has produced a novel. His niece Jessica cannot share in his triumph, as he has written her story, for she is Blackeyes, the model heroine of his book. Then her body is found drowned in Kensington Gardens
Waiting for the boat : on Television by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
1984
and
1990
in
English
and held by
408
libraries
worldwide
The mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (
visu
)
28
editions published
between
1977
and
2010
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
367
libraries
worldwide
Alan Bates stars as the tormented Michael Henchard in this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge'. One day, in a destitute and drunken state, Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a sailor at a county fair. Haunted by the memory of this betrayal, the itinerant farmhand decides to change his ways and in the process becomes a respectable, prosperous man. Twenty years later, his wife and daughter reappear on his doorstep, offering Henchard the choice of redemption or a further descent into the web of deceit and betrayal
Ticket to ride by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
1986
and
1989
in
4
languages
and held by
360
libraries
worldwide
Een man lijdend aan geheugenverlies en een vrouw op zoek naar haar echtgenoot komen in een doolhof van angst, verwarring en obsessie terecht
Pennies from Heaven by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
23
editions published
between
1980
and
2010
in
English
and held by
339
libraries
worldwide
TV-serie i 6 avsnitt x 1 tim., 20 min
Brimstone and treacle by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
15
editions published
between
1978
and
1983
in
English
and held by
325
libraries
worldwide
A clever, disturbing and highly controversial play about the intrusion of a slick, satanic young man into the lives of a humdum couple whose only deviation from the appalling norm is that they ahve an attractive only daughter who has been reduced to a vegetable after a car accident
Son of Man: a play by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
19
editions published
between
1071
and
2002
in
3
languages
and held by
301
libraries
worldwide
Toneeltekst over Jezus als een God zoekend, twijfelend mens
Helen Mirren at the BBC
(
visu
)
3
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
263
libraries
worldwide
Blue remembered hills: Two years before the end of WWII, seven children play in the woods until a prank turns deadly
Karaoke ; and, Cold Lazarus by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
1996
in
English
and held by
253
libraries
worldwide
Whilst Daniel's 'memories' ebb and flow and the moguls fight over him, a dissident organization of Luddites, RON (Reality or Nothing), seeks to return to what it believes to have been a gentler age - the twentieth century
Sufficient carbohydrate by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
9
editions published
between
1983
and
1989
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
229
libraries
worldwide
DreamChild by David McPhail (
visu
)
12
editions published
between
1985
and
2015
in
English and French
and held by
209
libraries
worldwide
A fantasy based on the true life visit of 80 year-old Alice Liddell Hargreaves, the inspiration for "Alice in Wonderland," to New York to celebrate the centennial of Lewis Carroll's birth. As Alice observes the developing romance between her traveling companion, Lucy, and a New York reporter, she reflects on her friendship with Lewis Carroll and finds herself haunted by the characters he created that amused her when she was a child
Lipstick on your collar by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
9
editions published
between
1992
and
2009
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
152
libraries
worldwide
Hide and seek by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
1973
and
1991
in
English and Dutch
and held by
150
libraries
worldwide
Een man die denkt dat hij slechts een romanfiguur is blijkt dat ook inderdaad te zijn
Dennis Potter : 3 to remember
(
visu
)
3
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
133
libraries
worldwide
Rain on the roof: To get back her adulterous husband John, a disturbed Janet, begins to flirt with one of her students. Billy is the simple, mistreated young man she flirts with while giving him his reading lessons. Unfortunately, Janet's flirtation triggers aggressive behaviour in Billy, which he, in turn, directs toward John
Blue remembered hills and other plays by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
1996
in
English
and held by
131
libraries
worldwide
Christabel by Dennis Potter (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
1988
in
English
and held by
120
libraries
worldwide
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fewer
 Related Identities
Associated Subjects
Adultery Atonement Authors, English Betrothal Children Clergy Cold War (1945-1989) Dramatists, English England England--Wessex English drama Fathers and daughters Friendship Great Britain Hallucinations and illusions Ireland Kings and rulers Low temperature engineering Low temperature research Low temperatures Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married women Mayors Men Mistresses Murder for hire Music trade Mussolini, Benito, Novelists Petacci, Clara, Police Potter, Dennis Psoriasis Renko, Arkady (Fictitious character) Romanies Runaway husbands Russia (Federation)--Moscow Russians Sales personnel Screenwriters Seduction Singing detective (Television program) Smith, Martin Cruz, Television authorship Television plays Television plays, English Television writers Terminally ill World War
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Alternative Names
Dennis Potter britischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor Dennis Potter Brits auteur Dennis Potter sceneggiatore e giornalista inglese Potter Dennis Potter, Dennis Christopher George. Деннис Поттер דניס פוטר סופר בריטי פוטר, דניס 1935-1994 دنیس پاتر デニス・ポッター
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