Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 15, 1943
Age
83
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Popularity
1.2
Lynda La Plante
Writing
Biography
Lynda La Plante, CBE, is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.
Also known as
Lynda Marchal
Latest News
Known For
6.6
Play for Today
1970 · TV
5.1
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · TV
7.3
Z-Cars
1962 · TV
7.0
Bergerac
1981 · TV
7.6
The Professionals
1977 · TV
7.8
Prime Suspect
1991 · TV
8.1
The Sweeney
1975 · TV
6.8
Trial & Retribution
1997 · TV
6.5
Widows
2018 · Movie
7.2
Screen One
1989 · TV
7.3
Prime Suspect 1973
2017 · TV
5.0
The Sunday Drama
1977 · TV
Filmography
2013
Goodbye Granadaland
Movie · Self
0.0
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV
5.1
1996
An Audience with Freddie Starr
Movie
6.0
1988
This Morning
TV · Self
5.2
1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
TV
6.5
1983
High Road to China
Movie · Lina
6.0
1982
The Draughtsman's Contract
Movie · Mrs Clement
7.1
1982
Educating Marmalade
TV · Mrs Atkins
7.5
1981
Bergerac
TV · Lisa Reynolds
7.0
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
TV
6.3
1981
Coming Home
TV · Muriel Maddocks
0.0
1980
Sheppey
Movie · Bessie Legros
0.0
1980
The Gentle Touch
TV
7.2
1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Movie · Mrs. Roberts
6.7
1979
Coming Out
Movie · Cecilia Plasche (as Lynda Marchal)
5.0
1978
Out
TV · Angela
7.8
1978
Send in the Girls
TV · Vera
0.0
1977
The Professionals
TV · Viv Copeland
7.6
1977
The Sunday Drama
TV · Jenny Hiketier
5.0
1976
Our Young Mr. Wignall
Movie · Vera
0.0
1976
Beasts: Special Offer
Movie · Young Woman
8.0
1976
Beasts
TV · Young Woman
6.4
1976
Rentaghost
TV · Tamara Novek
6.8
1975
The Sweeney
TV · Eve Fisher
8.1