Neville Smith

Neville Smith

Date of Birth:

Jan 01, 1940

Place of Birth:

Liverpool, England, UK

Born in Liverpool in 1940, Neville Smith, a one time collaborator of director Ken Loach, is one of a number of working-class actors and writers to have transformed the subject-matter and tone of television drama in the 1960s and 1970s. He was responsible for two of Loach's finest television films - 'The Golden Vision' (The Wednesday Play, BBC, tx. 17/4/1968) and After a Lifetime (ITV, tx. 18/7/1971) - but also developed a partnership with the director Stephen Frears, for whom he wrote the cult British detective film, Gumshoe (UK/US, 1971).

filmography:

After a Lifetime After a Lifetime

1971

The Lump The Lump

1967

Bag of Yeast Bag of Yeast

1976

In Two Minds In Two Minds

1967

Long Shot Long Shot

1978

Bad News Bad News

1983

Completely Bad News Completely Bad News

2019

Coast to Coast Coast to Coast

1987

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

1964

There Is Also Tomorrow There Is Also Tomorrow

1969

Billy Liar Billy Liar

1963

Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Long Distance Information Long Distance Information

1979

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

Afternoon Off Afternoon Off

1979

Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here

1987

Wear a Very Big Hat Wear a Very Big Hat

1965

Sling Your Hook Sling Your Hook

1969

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

1970

The End of Arthur's Marriage The End of Arthur's Marriage

1965

Gumshoe Gumshoe

1971

The Golden Vision The Golden Vision

1968

The Big Flame The Big Flame

1969

The Rank and File The Rank and File

1971

Match of the Day Match of the Day

1974

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