David Mercer was born on June 27, 1928 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. He was a writer, known for Family Life (1971), Providence (1977) and Morgan! (1966). He died on August 8, 1980 in Haifa, Israel.
He was bedeviled by alcoholism for most of his adult life; it sometimes made him violent and cost him many friends, as well as bringing his first marriage to an acrimonious close.
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Prolific British TV dramatist and occasional screenwriter, a former teacher. Often drew from his own political experiences and working-class upbringing. He was an ardent socialist, yet fascinated by the aristocracy. He also had a long-standing interest in psychiatry.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Dinner of Herbs
1988
TV Movie
ITV Playhouse
1980
TV Series play - 1 episode
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV Series writer - 1 episode, 1978 play - 1 episode, 1977
BBC Play of the Month
TV Series 1 episode, 1978 writer - 1 episode, 1968
The Sunday Drama
1977
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Providence
1977
Huggy Bear
1976
TV Movie
Omnibus
1974
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
ITV Sunday Night Drama
1974
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Wessex Tales
1973
TV Mini-Series adapted by - 1 episode
A Doll's House
1973/II
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1973
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1973
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Play for Today
1972
TV Series play - 1 episode
Flint
1972
TV Movie play
Great Performances
1971
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Family Life
1971
play "In Two Minds" / screenplay
Vi lever kvart vårt liv
1971
TV Movie book
The Wednesday Play
TV Series writer - 4 episodes, 1968 - 1970 by - 1 episode, 1967 script - 1 episode, 1965
Hoppe, hoppe, Reiter
1969
TV Movie play "Ride a Cock Horse"
Morgan!
1966
90 Degrees in the Shade
1965
screenplay
Armchair Theatre
1963
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Playdate
1963
TV Series 1 episode
BBC Sunday-Night Play
TV Mini-Series 1 episode, 1963 writer - 1 episode, 1962
The Birth of a Private Man
1963
TV Movie
ITV Play of the Week
1963
TV Series writer - 1 episode
A Climate of Fear
1962
TV Movie
Where the Difference Begins
1961
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
La nuit des Césars
1978
TV Series documentary
Himself - César du meilleur scénario, dialogue ou adaptation
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1978
César
César Awards, France
Best Sreenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, dialogue ou adaptation)
$17 Million
