What we owe Alan Plater

In The Guardian, Paul Allen pays tribute to Guild member (and former President), Alan Plater.

This week I write in praise – as they say – of Alan Plater, who has now been "writing the north" for stage, screen and occasional hardback for nearly half a century. He's funny, a natural storyteller and a man who has vigorously campaigned for, and supported, other writers without ever drawing attention to himself. We owe him.