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1856:Etan Frankel
1773:TRIC Awards
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1624:Best Writer
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2338:(2015–2018)
2290:(2001–2002)
2287:Linda Green
2282:(2000–2003)
2266:(1997–1999)
2250:(1996–1997)
2242:(1989–2000)
2224:Paul Abbott
2153:Paul Abbott
2062:. Telegraph
1485:Prix Italia
1424:David Yates
1357:Linda Green
1351:TRIC Awards
1225:White Ghost
1155:Mark Wadlow
872:Linda Green
716:Police 2020
537:Production
427:Radio Times
397:, based in
383:David Yates
359:Linda Green
316:USA Network
252:BBC Radio 4
248:radio plays
240:Radio Times
147:Paul Abbott
103:Sheila Culf
32:Paul Abbott
2422:Categories
2373:(1998, TV)
2335:No Offence
2247:Springhill
2130:. Guardian
1930:References
1921:Nominated
1890:No Offence
1873:Nominated
1848:John Wells
1833:Nominated
1813:Nominated
1795:Nominated
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1763:Nominated
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1433:Nominated
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1135:Barry Hill
1107:Reference
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659:Springhill
481:No Offence
414:Manchester
401:, London.
343:award for
285:Kay Mellor
201:Early life
194:No Offence
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56:1960-02-22
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2088:28 August
2066:28 August
1702:Shameless
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946:Shameless
809:Channel 4
550:Dramarama
486:Channel 4
484:aired on
459:'s novel
410:Shameless
408:screened
406:Channel 4
276:Dramarama
212:bone idle
188:Shameless
68:, England
2386:Twenty8k
2255:Reckless
1983:Specific
1676:Instinct
1289:Reckless
1024:Twenty8k
996:BBC One
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884:BBC One
865:BBC One
678:Reckless
324:Reckless
185:(2003),
167:(1997),
164:Reckless
82:producer
2397:Related
1935:General
1221:Cracker
1177:Cracker
1104:Result
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2258:(1997)
2134:18 May
1095:Award
609:Medics
540:Notes
366:novel
234:Career
98:Spouse
90:Period
2343:Wolfe
2311:Exile
1880:2016
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1098:Work
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