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- Writer
- Actor
John Cunliffe worked for many years as a librarian and a teacher and is now a full-time writer. He has always had an interest in reading, stating that when he was a child he enjoyed the novels of writers such as H. Rider Haggard, Sax Rohmer, Norman Hunter's Professor Branestawm stories and W. E. Johns's Biggles books.
His first book, Farmer Barnes Buys a Pig, was published in 1964. Cunliffe lived in Kendal, Cumbria for six years, and it was the small towns and villages of that area which would provide the inspiration for his most famous character - Postman Pat. Greendale, where Postman Pat is set, is based on the valley of Longsleddale, near Kendal. After the success of the TV series, which he wrote as the result of a commission from the BBC, (produced by Ivor Wood) which debuted in 1981, Cunliffe became something of a local celebrity, even having a room dedicated to him at Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life.
Cunliffe's other well-known creation, Rosie and Jim, was also written for television in the 1990s. He scripted and presented the first fifty episodes, then turned some of them into books. He is the author of around 190 books for young children, including five volumes of poetry, as well as numerous picture books and collections of stories.
He has also written a stage play, The Twelve Days of Christmas, which was presented by the Hull Truck Theatre Company during their 1997 season. He is currently working on scripts and books for new Postman Pat series, which are in production with Entertainment Rights Ltd. In 2010 he released "Ghosts", a children's story for the iPad, through the Ashley Bolser Agency in Leeds.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Pat Kirkwood was born on 24 February 1921 in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for After the Ball (1957), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Passing Show (1951). She was married to Peter Knight, Hubert Gregg, Spiro de Spero Gabriele and John William Atkinson Lister. She died on 25 December 2007 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Willis Hall was born on 6 April 1929 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for A Kind of Loving (1962), Billy Liar (1963) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961). He was married to Valerie Shute, Dorothy Kingsmill, Jill Bennett and Kathleen May Cortens. He died on 7 March 2005 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Geoff Oldham was born in 1932 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Blood & Peaches (1995), The Parole Officer (2001) and Coasting (1990). He died on 20 May 2019 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Stephanie Stephens was born in 1900 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Flying Fifty-Five (1924) and Trainer and Temptress (1925). She died on 31 December 1947 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Les Kellett was born on 11 May 1915 in Laisterdyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tom Grattan's War (1968), ITV Wrestling (1985) and World of Sport (1964). He died on 9 January 2002 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Terry Uttley was born on 9 June 1951. He was an actor, known for Plattenküche (1976), Smokie: My Heart Is True (1988) and Smokie: Living Next Door to Alice (1976). He was married to Shirley. He died on 16 December 2021 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Tom Jackson was born on 9 April 1925 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Norma Burrow and Kate Tognarelli. He died on 6 June 2003 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Terry Henebery was born on 4 September 1932 in Eltham, London, England, UK. Terry was a producer and director, known for Jazz 625 (1961), Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969) and Hi There! It's Rolf Harris (1964). Terry died on 24 April 2024 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Fanny Waterman was born on 22 March 1920 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Geoffrey de Keyser. She died on 20 December 2020 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Gillian Baverstock was born on 15 July 1931 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She is known for Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands (1997), Bookmark (1983) and Personality Meet: Enid Blyton (1946). She died on 24 June 2007 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.