Leon Griffiths (Writing)

Minder

Archie Daley's a bit of a rogue, always up for some dodgy dealings in the hope of making a nice little earner, but sometimes it can cause him to lose his moral compass, which is where Jamie usually steps in to put him right.

Release Date: 2009-02-04

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 1

Piece of Cake

The life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain.

Release Date: 1988-10-02

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 6

Minder

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.

Release Date: 1979-10-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 15

Vote Count: 24

Dinner at the Sporting Club

Vinny Mathews is a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience over what to do with a fighter he knows is unfit to face his opponent. However, Mathews needs sponsorship and this would be the ideal opportunity to mix with the "frilly shirted" sportsmen who enjoy their lavish lifestyle as fighters slug it out as the steak is served!

Release Date: 1978-11-07

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 1

Return of the Saint

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

Release Date: 1978-09-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 8

The Squeeze

An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.

Release Date: 1977-03-20

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 12

A Passage to England

Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle are stranded in Amsterdam where they receive an offer to take them to England.

Release Date: 1975-12-09

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.

Release Date: 1971-05-28

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 33

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: 1

Vote Count: 8

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

Stage mother Dolly Murdock (Ann Sothern) uses the attractiveness of her teenage daughter Tricia (Alexandra Hay) for her own economic gains, leading Tricia to experience a nightmarish loss of innocence.

Release Date: 1969-12-31

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

The Voices in the Park

The life and passions of a speaker at Hyde Park Corner.

Release Date: 1967-04-05

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vacant Possession

An estate agent arranges to meet a couple for a viewing at a flat.

Release Date: 1966-12-12

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Some Lapse of Time

Dr Max Harrow is awakened from a re-current nightmare in which he is pursued by a barbaric accusing figures, to find a tramp collapsed on his doorstep, The tramp is suffering from a genetic radiation disorder that should killed him in infancy as it did Harrow's baby son. The man is the living image of Harrow's nightmare figures, Clutched in his hand is a human finger bone and he speaks a strange, unknown tongue,

Release Date: 1965-12-06

Department: Writing

Job: Adaptation

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was a dramatisation of a science fiction short story. Some were written directly for the series, but most were adaptations of already published stories. The first three years were exclusively science fiction, but that genre was abandoned in the final year in favour of horror/fantasy stories. A number of episodes were wiped during the early 1970s, as was standard procedure at the time. A large number of episodes are still missing but some do turn up from time to time; for instance, Level Seven from series two, originally broadcast on 27 October 1966 was returned to the BBC from the archives of a European broadcaster in January 2006.

Release Date: 1965-10-04

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 6

A Fear of Strangers

A black saxophonist and small time crook is picked up by police on suspicion of murder. His problems multiply when the investigating officer lets his own issues influence the subsequent interrogation.

Release Date: 1964-05-10

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Out of This World

Out of This World is a British science fiction anthology television series made by ABC Television and broadcast in 1962. A spin-off from the popular anthology series Armchair Theatre, each episode was introduced by the actor Boris Karloff. Many of the episodes were adaptations of stories by science fiction writers including Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. The series is generally seen as a precursor to the BBC science fiction anthology series Out of the Unknown.

Release Date: 1962-06-30

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3

The Treasure of Monte Cristo

A dashing ex-officer in His Majesty’s army, Captain Adam Corbett (Calhoun) becomes embroiled in intrigue when he agrees to escort Colonel Wilfred Jackson (Ian Hunter) and his daughter Pauline (Patricia Bredin) on a perilous quest for treasure. Possessing one-quarter of a map, they soon rendezvous with three mysterious characters, each with a fragment and a secret agenda. Armed with only a sword and his wits, Corbett battles brigands, soldiers and thieves as he accompanies the expedition to the island of Monte Cristo, where betrayal and fortune await.

Release Date: 1961-06-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 3

The Hellfire Club

Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas. In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.

Release Date: 1961-02-03

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 5

The Flesh and the Fiends

Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

Release Date: 1960-02-02

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 52

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.

Release Date: 1955-09-26

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 17