Alan Gibson came up with the idea for The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980), a Play for Today he co-wrote with Jeremy Paul and directed.
[1] "The Flipside of Dominick" Hide attained viewing figures of 5.3 million and a reaction index of 75, compared to an average Play for Today score of 59.
The Radio Times letter editor claimed that "No other single new BBC TV play in 1980 attracted so much correspondence" – highlighting the public's affection for the show.
1987 1985 1984 1980–1982 – Another Flip for Dominick (1982) – The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) – The Skeleton Key (1982) – The Absence of Emily (1982) – Operation Safecrack (1982) – The Way to Do It (1981) – There's One Born Every Minute (1981) – The Two Faces of Evil (1980) – The Silent Scream (1980) 1979 1978 – Prey (1978) – Another War (1978) – The Biter Bit (1978) – Re-Arrangements (1978) – Breakout (1978) – The First Lessons in Love (1978) 1977 – What Pleases the Prince (1978) – Hire and Fire (1978) – Witness (1977) – Decoy (1977) – Creed of Slaves (1977) – The Chest of Silver (1977) – The Gold Cup (1977) ... (exterior sequences) 1976 – Dividends (1976) – Surrender Value (1976) – Death Risk (1976) – Clause for Concern (1976) – A Deadly Policy (1976) – Sleepwalker (1976) – Murder in Mind (1973) 1975 – Quiller (TV Series) (1 episode) – Mark the File Expendable (1975) – The Rough and the Smooth (1975) – Distant Islands (1974) – Dancing in the Dark (1974) – O Canada (1975) – The Coming of the Cross (1975) 1974 – The Capone Investment (TV Series) (6 episodes) – Final Innings (1974) – One Killer Makes Two (1974) – Money in the Bank (1974) – The Citizen from Chicago (1974) – The Grass Is Greener (1974) 1973–1974 – The Furnished Room (1974) – Ice Storm (1974) – Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (1973) – The Monkey's Paw (1973) – Money to Burn (1973) 1973 – The Black Poplar: Part 3 (1973) – The Black Poplar: Part 2 (1973) – The Black Poplar: Part 1 (1973) – Who Was Kate Greer: Part 3 (1973) – Who Was Kate Greer: Part 2 (1973) 1972–1973 – The Witch (1973) – Clown on Horseback (1972) – Mantrap (1972) – The Viking Helmet: Part 2 (1972) – The Viking Helmet: Part 1 (1972) 1970–1972 – Last Year's Confetti (1972) – Consequences (1972) – Time Lock (1972) – The Silver Collection (1971) – The Policeman and the Cook (1970) – Twenty-Four Thousand Ball Point Pens (1972) 1970 – The Wind Blew Her Away (1970) 1969 – The Marquise (1969) – Detective (TV Series) (1 episode) – Elimination Round (1969) – The English Boy 1967–1969 – Remote Control (1969) – Another Moon Called Earth (1967) – Teeth (1967) 1968–1969 – Poor Butterfly (1969) – Somewhere in a Crowd (1968) – Jane Brown's Body (1968) 1968 1967–1968 – Purposes of Love (1968) – A High-Pitched Buzz (1967) 1965–1968 – Home Sweet Honeycombe (1968) – The Lost Years of Brian Hooper (1967) – The Cupboard (1967) – On the March to the Sea (1966) – The Melody Suit (1966) 1968 – The Wrecking of the Sierra Nevada (1968) – The Day the Sea Caught Fire (1968) – Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart (1968) 1968 – There's No Future in Monkey Business (1968) 1966–1967 – Kippers and Curtains (1967) – The Private Tutor (1966) 1966 – Impossible Odds (1966) ... (play director) – A Separate Peace (1966) ... (play director) 1965 – Episode #1.6 (1965) – Episode #1.5 (1965) 1964–1965 – The Unbearable Bassington (1965) – The Flaw in the Crystal (1964) – Shadow of Guilt (1964) – Not for Every Eye (1964) 1964–1965 – The Kidders (1965) – Write Me a Murder (1964) Alan Gibson was born in Canada and moved to the UK to train at the Bristol Old Vic.
He lived in London with his wife Kate (d. 1997) and their daughters Sarah-Kate and Jessica and died of cancer in 1987 at the age of 49, just a few months before his last work The Charmer was broadcast.