Ted Whitehead

Writing

Ted Whitehead

Born — Died

1933-04-03 — 2023-01-13

Place of birth

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

6 titles

Ted Whitehead, sometimes credited as E.A. Whitehead, was a Liverpool born playwright and television scriptwriter.

Known for

Tess of the D'Urbervilles poster
8.1

Thomas Hardy's classic epic remains one of the most popular novels, this TV adaptation vividly depicts the powerful tale of a peasant girl whose life is torn apart by the love and jealousy of two men. Justine Waddell stars as the hapless Child of Nature who is tossed around by the dark forces of fate. Jason Flemyng is the dark and sinister Alec D'Urberville whose relentless pursuit of Tess triggers the heroine's downfall. Oliver Milburn plays the handsome young Angel Clare, the caring rebel who falls deeply in love with Tess.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

1998

The Peddler poster
NR

One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?

The Peddler

1976

No artwork available
8.0

This Cold War dramatic thriller tells the passionate story of three people caught in a murderous web of deceit and revenge on both sides of the former Germany. Edgar Rutchinski, who has made a living smuggling refugees, finds his past catching up with him in the shape of the ex-girlfriend he thought was dead.

Murder East - Murder West

1990

The Mayor of Casterbridge poster
7.3

Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

Under the Age poster
3.3

Susie, a transgender bartender, deals with four patrons who stumble into her place of work. She grows wary of the two men and the two women, the latter of which are underage, and tension begins to mount and escalate between all of the characters.

Under the Age

1972

No artwork available
NR

Graham, an executive, is ordered by his boss to look after a couple of out-of-town buyers - who make it clear they would like to visit a brothel.

The Proofing Session

1977

Behind the camera

Tess of the D'Urbervilles poster
8.1

Thomas Hardy's classic epic remains one of the most popular novels, this TV adaptation vividly depicts the powerful tale of a peasant girl whose life is torn apart by the love and jealousy of two men. Justine Waddell stars as the hapless Child of Nature who is tossed around by the dark forces of fate. Jason Flemyng is the dark and sinister Alec D'Urberville whose relentless pursuit of Tess triggers the heroine's downfall. Oliver Milburn plays the handsome young Angel Clare, the caring rebel who falls deeply in love with Tess.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

1998

The Peddler poster
NR

One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?

The Peddler

1976

No artwork available
8.0

This Cold War dramatic thriller tells the passionate story of three people caught in a murderous web of deceit and revenge on both sides of the former Germany. Edgar Rutchinski, who has made a living smuggling refugees, finds his past catching up with him in the shape of the ex-girlfriend he thought was dead.

Murder East - Murder West

1990

The Mayor of Casterbridge poster
7.3

Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

Under the Age poster
3.3

Susie, a transgender bartender, deals with four patrons who stumble into her place of work. She grows wary of the two men and the two women, the latter of which are underage, and tension begins to mount and escalate between all of the characters.

Under the Age

1972

No artwork available
NR

Graham, an executive, is ordered by his boss to look after a couple of out-of-town buyers - who make it clear they would like to visit a brothel.

The Proofing Session

1977