Harrowgate, England–British dramatist Ian Curteis died at a hospital here Nov. 24. He was 86.
His career in television began as a script reader for both the BBC and Granada Television. Curteis joined the staff of the BBC as a trainee director in 1964.
MSTies will recall his role as director of the movie in episode 901- THE PROJECTED MAN (1966). Switching to a career as a television dramatist from the late 1960s onwards, Curteis wrote for many series of the time, including “The Onedin Line” and “Crown Court.”
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Rest In Peace, Mr. Curteis.
The Guardian article was pretty comprehensive. He sounded like a talented writer who had enough artistic integrity to publicly complain about the BBC when they didn’t do what he liked when it came to his work, but didn’t have quite enough artistic integrity to ever refuse a paycheck from them.
I thought Ian Curtis sang for Joy Division.