Roger Marshall (15 March 1934 – 1 April 2020) was an English television screenwriter known as co-creator of the series Public Eye.
Early life Marshall was born in March 1934 in Leicester, England and educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.Gilbert, Pat Shut It! The Inside Story of the Sweeney Aurum Press 2010 Roger Marshall, television dramatist who created the gritty crime series Public Eye – obituary. Daily Telegraph. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
Career After leaving university, Marshall embarked on a writing career that included The Avengers, The Sweeney, Survivors, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, Mitch, Travelling Man, Lovejoy, Floodtide, and London's Burning, as well as many other popular television series.
Writing Credits
Film +YearTitleNotes1962Solo for SparrowA Prize of ArmsAdditional material1963Ricochet The Set Up Five to One 1964Who Was Maddox?1965Game for Three Losers1966InvasionTheatre of Death1967The Man Outside Additional dialogue1968Twisted Nerve1970Hello-Goodbye 1972What Became of Jack and Jill?1973And Now the Screaming Starts!1981Attack Force Z
Television +YearTitleNotes1959The Adventures of William Tell3 episodesMarkham Episode: "Strange Visitor"1960Sea HuntEpisode: "Counterfeit"1960-1963No Hiding Place4 episodes1961Top Secret3 episodes1962-1963Emergency Ward 1012 episodes1962-1965Edgar Wallace Mysteries6 episodes1962-1967The Avengers15 episodes, including:
"The Removal Men" "Death of a Great Dane" "Conspiracy of Silence" "Death of a Batman" "The Gilded Cage" "The Golden Fleece" "Mandrake" "The Hour That Never Was"1964-1966Redcap 2 episodes1965The Mask of JanusEpisode: "And the Fish Are Biting"1965-1975Public Eye Co-creator1967-1972Armchair Theatre3 episodes1969ITV PlayhouseEpisode: "Murder: When Robin Was a Boy"1970-1971Shadows of Fear4 episodes1973Special Branch 2 episodesOrson Welles Great MysteriesEpisode: "Battle of Wits"1973-1974ITV Sunday Night Theatre2 episodes1975Shadows Episode: "The Future Ghost"1975-1978The Sweeney8 episodes1976SurvivorsEpisode: "Parasites"1977TargetEpisode: "Blow Out" (as David Agnew)Van der Valk2 episodes1980-1982The Gentle Touch8 episodes1980-1983The Professionals4 episodes1984-1985Travelling ManCreator1984Mitch Co-creator1985Dempsey and MakepeaceEpisode: "Love You to Death"1987-1988Floodtide Creator1989The Ruth Rendell Mysteries3 episodes1991-1994Lovejoy8 episodes1992-1994London's Burning3 episodes
Personal life Marshall was married with two children: Rodney Marshall, a teacher and freelance writer, and Christopher.
Marshall was a fan of Ipswich Town FC and Northamptonshire CCC.
Death Marshall died in April 2020 at the age of 86.
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