John Elliot (Writing)

A for Andromeda

A for Andromeda is a remake of the 1961 BBC science fiction classic A for Andromeda. In the Yorkshire Dales, a group of scientists receive radio signals from the Andromeda Galaxy. Once decoded, these give them a computer program that can design a human clone. One physicist decides it is a Trojan horse and decides to destroy the computer.

Release Date:2006-03-26

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:22

The Brack Report

After an earthquake causes some damage to a nuclear power station, one of the chief nuclear physicists, Paul Brack, starts to investigate the safety procedures and policies of the station. He is dismayed to discover that there is a lack of real safety processes at the station, and quits his job in disgust. His disillusionment puts a strain on his relationship with his wife, Pat, a fellow researcher and academic. Through a mutual friend, Brack meets and begins to work for energy consultant Harold Harlan, with hopes that Harlan can highlight the issue of nuclear safety, and explore alternative energy sources. Unfortunately Harlan has his own plans for how he can use Brack.

Release Date:1982-04-06

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:1

The Chief Mourner

"Suppose you heard I was someone you couldn't possibly approve of." For a successful man with public responsibilities Alan Berry is strangely reluctant to help the police when his wife is murdered.

Release Date:1979-01-16

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Sisters

A widow, Millie, moves in with her sister, Ada, who is also a widow. Millie finds the house is not too her liking and starts to make changes, to Ada's annoyance.

Release Date:1976-08-22

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Child of Hope

Thirty-seven men from the disputed territory of South West Africa are on trial for their lives in Pretoria, 1,000 miles from their home. They are to be tried under South Africa's Terrorism Act despite the UN ruling that South Africa must abandon its 'illegal administration' of their country.

Release Date:1975-04-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Fall of Eagles

"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).

Release Date:1974-03-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:8

Shelley

TV Movie directed by Alan Bridges

Release Date:1972-07-05

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

A come Andromeda

TV mini series based on the Sci-fi novel "A Is for Andromeda" by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot.

Release Date:1972-01-04

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:4

Play for Today

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

Release Date:1970-10-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:8

Rainbow City

The story of John Steele, a black solicitor, and his personal and professional problems living and working in the multi-ethnic community of Birmingham.

Release Date:1967-07-05

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:6

BBC Play of the Month

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.

Release Date:1965-10-19

Department:Writing

Job:Adaptation

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:7

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the transition from black and white to colour transmissions. The series was based around an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. The first series was mostly concerned with the internal politics within the Mogul organisation, with episodes revolving around industrial espionage, internal fraud and negligence almost leading to an accident on a North Sea oil rig.

Release Date:1965-07-07

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

First Night

A series of contemporary television dramas by new writers.

Release Date:1963-09-22

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

The Andromeda Breakthrough

The Andromeda Breakthrough was a 1962 sequel to the popular BBC TV science fiction serial A for Andromeda, again written by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot.

Release Date:1962-06-28

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:1

Z-Cars

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.

Release Date:1962-01-02

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:5

A for Andromeda

Set in 1970, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once built, this computer provokes argument between two of leading team members, Fleming and Dawnay, over the machine's real intentions as it provides further instructions to create a living organism, which Dawnay starts to develop. Later it appears to compel lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and when the organism is fully developed, it appears in the exact form of Christine, and named Andromeda. But what is the purpose of this "creature" ...?

Release Date:1961-10-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:7

Vote Count:3

Who Pays the Piper?

A dramatised documentary about the lives and work of the performers and administrators of a local orchestra. With the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra.

Release Date:1960-10-13

Department:Crew

Job:Script

A Man from the Sun

A mixed party of West Indian settlers arrives in London, where they encounter prejudice from the white population and integrate themselves into the existing West Indian community.

Release Date:1956-11-08

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

War in the Air

Interesting fifteen episode miniseries broadcast weekly by BBC in 1954-1955. It covers different aspects of the air war during World War II. It also briefly contextualises the development of aircraft immediately before and after the war.

Release Date:1954-11-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:15