Pat Flower

She was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England and moved to Australia with her family in 1928. She originally worked as a secretary, writing radio plays and sketches in her spare time. She eventually moved on to writing crime novels and TV scripts.^[1]

She wrote so many episodes of the ABC TV series Australian Playhouse one critic called it "The Pat Flower Show".^[2] Her scripts were typically either thrillers or comedies.^[3]

She was married to Cedric Flower (1920-2000), an actor, costume designer, designer, playwright, director, playwright, producer and set designer.^[4]

She had one son with Bruce Jiffkins in 1939.

Flower committed suicide in New South Wales, Australia in September 1977.^[5]

• Port of Message (1949) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
• Love Returns to Umbrizi (1958) – radio play – writer
• From the Tropics to the Snow (1961) – film script
• The Prowler (1966) – television play^[6]
• You've Never Had It So Good (1965–66) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer^[7]
• Fiends of the Family (1966) – novel – adapted for TV in 1968
• The Tape Recorder (1966) – television play^[8]
• Marleen (1966) – television play
• Done Away with It (1966) – television play^[9][10][11]
• Anonymous (1966) – television play^[12]
• The Lace Counter (1966) – television play^[13]
• The V.I.P.P. (1966) – television play
• Easy Terms (1966) – television play^[2]
• The Empty Day (1966) – television play^[14][15]
• The Heat's On (1967) – television play
• Tilley Landed On Our Shores (1967) – television play – won Dame Mary Gilmore Award^[16][17]
• Exposure 70 (1970) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
• Dynasty (1971) – episodes of series inc "Who Wants A Bridge"^[18]
• Catwalk (1972) – episodes of series
• The Tape Recorder (1972) – play adaptation of television play
• Number 96 (1972) – episode of series
• What's New (1973) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
• The Alchemist (1982) – adaptation of Ben Johnson play – performed at New Theatre