Trevor Griffiths

Playwright, born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. He studied at Manchester, became a teacher, then worked as an education officer for the BBC (1965–72). His plays are social dramas, such as The Party (1973), which revolves around a discussion of left-wing politics, and Comedians (1975), an angry survey of British social attitudes. Other plays include Real Dreams (1987), another angry political piece. He also wrote several plays and screenplays for television, including an adaptation of Sons and Lovers (1982), and Food For Ravens (1997), a film for BBC Wales.

Originally a teacher he moved to full time writing in 1970, where he has written plays for stage and TV, perhaps most notably Comedians, first staged at the Nottingham Playhouse in 1975 directed by Richard Eyre.

The films he has written include Reds (1981) (cowritten with Warren Beatty and others) and Fatherland, directed by Ken Loach.