Alan Pollock

Alan Pollock is a British author, playwright, and scriptwriter.^[4][5]

Pollock was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Language and Literature from St John's College, University of Oxford in 1984.^[6]

His plays include:

• All Tomorrow's Parties^[7]
• The Allesley Silas, based on the novel Silas Marner by George Eliot^[8]
• The Bear who went to War, the story of Wojtek, a bear who fought in the Second World War^[9]
• Godiva Rocks, a musical^[6]
• One Night in November, about the Coventry Blitz, originally starring Daniel Brocklebank and Joanna Christie^[1][2][10]
• Pigs^[7]
• Too Much Pressure^[5]
• Treasure Island, based on the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson^[11]

Pollock's television writing credits include:^[4]

• Always and Everyone (2002) – 1 episode
• Attachments (2020) – 1 episode
• The Bill (1984–2010) – 6 episodes
• Black Cab – 1 episode
• The Death of Daniel – thriller
• Peter Pan (2020) – television special

Radio plays by Pollock include Philip and Sydney (2010), about the poet Philip Larkin,^[12][6] with an associated book,^[7] and Every Duchess in England (2013),^[5] both broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Pollock's publications include the children's picture book The Bear who went to War, associated with his play of the same name,^[13][14][15] He contributed to the television drama series The Bill, leading to a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award in 2008 for series 23 (2007).^[3][16]

Pollock has taught creative writing at the University of Gloucestershire and the University of Warwick.^[17] He established a Master of Arts course on Creative Writing at Coventry University. He also gives master classes on playwriting.^[18]