Peter Flannery (Writer)

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.

Release Date2007-02-03

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Release Date1989-01-08

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count1

Vote Count506

Inspector George Gently

Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.

Release Date2008-04-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count7

Vote Count58

The Devil's Whore

Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe.

Release Date2008-11-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count44

Our Friends in the North

An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

Release Date1996-01-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count9

Vote Count22

Rose and Maloney

Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.

Release Date2002-09-29

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count4

New Worlds

Set in the turbulent 1680s, this four-part drama takes place on both sides of the Atlantic, as these two young men and two young women commit their lives to a fairer future with blood, passion and urgency. New Worlds is a gripping story of love and loss and the human price paid for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Release Date2014-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count25

Across the River and Into the Trees

In post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to visit his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to rekindle hope. Based on the harrowing novel by Ernest Hemingway.

Release Date2023-10-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count22

Funny Bones

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.

Release Date1995-09-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count50

The One and Only

When Stevie meets Neil on the day he comes to deliver her brand new kitchen, it's already too late for love at first sight. Too late for both of them. Stevie is already five minutes pregnant by her Italian footballer husband. And too late for Neil too - his wife Jenny has already applied to adopt an African girl. But too late or otherwise, love at first sight is exactly what happens. How can Neil and Stevie get out of their mistaken marriages and into each others arms?

Release Date2002-10-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count11

Shoot the Revolution

During the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, a young girl is shot in the head by Tudor Barbu, a member of the Securitate. His brother Octavian was the girl's teacher who "filled her head with the ideas of truth". The question isn't how did she die, but why?

Release Date1990-12-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter