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Dennis Potter


 

Dennis Christopher George Potter (May 17, 1935June 7, 1994) was a controversial British dramatist who is best known for several widely acclaimed television dramas which mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social. He was particularly fond of using themes and images from popular culture.

Final Works

His final two serials, Karaoke and Cold Lazarus (two related stories, both starring Albert Finney as the same principal character, one set in the present and the other in the future), were aired posthumously in the United Kingdom as part of a rare collaboration between the BBC and rival Channel 4.

Related Topics:
Karaoke - Cold Lazarus - Albert Finney - United Kingdom - BBC - Channel 4

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