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Artsnight: A Tribute To Carla Lane. Carla Lane. Copyright: BBC.

Carla Lane

Carla Lane was an English writer. She died in May 2016, aged 87.

More biography details
Gender
Female
Nationality
England

Awards

  • BAFTA Television Awards 1989 - Best Comedy: Nominee
Born
Sunday 5th August 1928
Died
Tuesday 31st May 2016 (aged 87)

Known for

Butterflies. Image shows from L to R: Ben Parkinson (Geoffrey Palmer), Ria Parkinson (Wendy Craig). Butterflies - Writer
The Liver Birds. Image shows from L to R: Beryl Hennessey (Polly James), Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes). Copyright: BBC. The Liver Birds - Writer
Bread. Copyright: BBC. Bread - Writer
Solo. Gemma Palmer (Felicity Kendal). Copyright: BBC. Solo - Writer
Bless This House. Image shows from L to R: Jean Abbott (Diana Coupland), Sid Abbott (Sid James), Mike Abbott (Robin Stewart), Sally Abbott (Sally Geeson). Copyright: Thames Television. Bless This House - Writer

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2016 Artsnight: A Tribute To Carla Lane Self (Archive Material)
2013 Radio 2's History Of British Comedy
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2011 Sitcom Does...
  1. E3 - Sitcom Does Friends With Neil Morrissey
  2. E2 - Sitcom Does Romance With Joanna Page
  3. E1 - Sitcom Does Families With Hugh Dennis
 Self
2011 Sex And The Sitcom Self (Archive Material)
2009 Beyond A Joke Self
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
 Guest
1999 Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
  1. E2 - The Sensational Seventies
 Self
1997 Brass Eye
  1. E1 - Animals
 Self
1995 Searching Writer
1995 Searching Executive Producer
1993 Luv - Series 1 Writer
1993 Luv - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Executive Producer
1992 Screaming Writer
1991 Bread - Series 7 Writer
1990 Bread - Series 6 Writer
1989 Happy Christmas - I Love You Writer
1989 Bread - Series 5 Writer
1988 Bread - Series 4 Writer
1987 Bread - Series 3 Writer
1987 The Mistress - Series 2 Writer
1987 Bread - Series 2 Writer
1986 Bread - Series 1 Writer
1986 I Woke Up One Morning - Series 2 Writer
1985 I Woke Up One Morning - Series 1 Writer
1985 The Mistress - Series 1 Writer
1983 Butterflies - Series 4 Writer
1983 The Last Song - Series 2 Writer
1982 Solo - Series 2 Writer
1981 The Last Song - Series 1 Writer
1981 Solo - Series 1 Writer
1980 Butterflies - Series 3 Writer
1979 Butterflies - Series 2 Writer
1978 The Liver Birds - Series 9 Writer
1978 Butterflies - Series 1 Writer
1977 The Liver Birds - Series 8 Writer
1976 The Liver Birds - Series 7 Writer
1976 Bless This House - Series 6 Writer
1975 The Liver Birds - Series 5 Writer
1975 Going, Going, Gone... Free? Writer
1974 Bless This House - Series 5 Writer
1974 No Strings - Series 1 Writer
1974 Bless This House - Series 4 Writer
1974 The Liver Birds - Series 4 Writer
1973 Bless This House - Series 3 Writer
1972 Bless This House - Series 2 Writer
1972 The Liver Birds - Series 3 Writer
1971 ...And Mother Makes Three - Series 2
  1. E2 - The Matchmakers
 Writer
1971 Bless This House - Series 1 Writer
1971 The Liver Birds - Series 2 Writer
1969 The Liver Birds - Series 1 Writer
1969 The Liver Birds - Pilot Writer
1969 The Liver Birds Creator

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Carla Lane on IMDb

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