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(1918-1985) UK screenwriter whose Television drama, An Englishman's Castle (1978 3 episodes), depicts an England long occupied by Nazi Germany (see Hitler Wins); as its protagonist gradually begins to understand the depths of the tyranny he and his lover suffer under, the tale becomes both darker and more subtle. [JC]
born Salford, Lancashire: 26 November 1918
died Swindon, Wiltshire: 23 December 1985
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Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
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