Alan Frederick Plater CBE FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010)[1] was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.

[3] He later stated that it was shortly after he was forced to fend off a herd of pigs from eating his tape measure while he was surveying a field that he left to pursue writing full-time.

[3] He also contributed to the BBC series Dalziel and Pascoe, and adapted Chris Mullin's novel A Very British Coup (1988) for television.

He was the driving force[3] behind the TV version of Flambards, which under his influence was claimed to be slanted well to the political left of K. M. Peyton's original books.

His play Confessions of a City Supporter on his lifelong relationship with the club was staged during the first-ever run of performances at the new home of the Hull Truck Theatre Company.

In the New Year's Honours List published 31 December 2004, he was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.