Cast & creator
Lynda La Plante
Best known for The South Bank Show, Play for Today, Z-Cars
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
25
film credits
69
television credits
32
1956–2018 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (94)
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The South Bank Show
1978
Play for Today
1970
Z-Cars
Janey Hinden (as Lynda Marchal)
1962
The Professionals
Viv Copeland
1977
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Bergerac
Lisa Reynolds
1981
The Sweeney
Eve Fisher
1975
Prime Suspect
Writer
1991Prime Suspect
Associate Producer
1991
Screen One
Writer
1989
Trial & Retribution
Writer
1997Trial & Retribution
Producer
1997Trial & Retribution
Creator
1997
Above Suspicion
Novel
2009Above Suspicion
Executive Producer
2009Above Suspicion
Producer
2009Above Suspicion
Writer
2009Above Suspicion
Creator
2009
Comics
Novel
1993Comics
Writer
1993Comics
Creator
1993
The Gentle Touch
1980
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Phyllis Betts
1983
The Commander
Writer
2003The Commander
Producer
2003The Commander
Executive Producer
2003The Commander
Creator
2003
Rentaghost
Tamara Novek
1976The Sunday Drama
Jenny Hiketier
1977
Widows
Original Story
2018Widows
Original Series Creator
2018Widows
Series Writer
2018Coming Home
Muriel Maddocks
1981
Prime Suspect
Executive Producer
2011Prime Suspect
Creator
2011
Widows
Writer
1983Widows
Creator
1983The Doctors
Molly Dolan
1969
Unnatural Causes
Writer
1986
Prime Suspect 1973
Novel
2017Prime Suspect 1973
Creator
2017
Killer Net
Writer
1998Killer Net
Creator
1998
Imagine Me & You
Executive Producer
2006
This Morning
Self
1988
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Beasts
Young Woman
1976
Out
Angela
1978
Armchair Theatre
Lena
1956
Widows
Writer
2002Widows
Executive Producer
2002Widows
Creator
2002
Educating Marmalade
Mrs Atkins
1982Send in the Girls
Vera
1978
The Governor
Writer
1995The Governor
Creator
1995
She's Out
Associate Producer
1995She's Out
Writer
1995She's Out
Creator
1995
Civvies
Writer
1992Civvies
Creator
1992
Framed
Writer
1992Framed
Creator
1992
High Road to China
Lina
1983
The Lifeboat
Executive Producer
1994The Lifeboat
Writer
1994The Lifeboat
Creator
1994
Supply and Demand
Producer
1998Supply and Demand
Writer
1998Supply and Demand
Creator
1998
The Draughtsman's Contract
Mrs Clement
1982
Bella Mafia
Novel
1997Bella Mafia
Teleplay
1997
Mind Games
Writer
2001Mind Games
Creator
2001
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Mrs. Roberts
1980All Our Saturdays
Rita da Costa
1973
Framed
Writer
2002Framed
Executive Producer
2002
Seekers
Creator
1993
An Audience with Freddie Starr
1996Sheppey
Bessie Legros
1980
1+1=1.5
Miss. Harvey
1969
Seconds Out
Screenplay
1992Our Young Mr. Wignall
Vera
1976
The Prosecutors
Writer
1996The Prosecutors
Executive Producer
1996
Beasts: Special Offer
Young Woman
1976
Above Suspicion 2: The Red Dahlia
Creator
The Warden
Writer
2001
Coming Out
Cecilia Plasche (as Lynda Marchal)
1979
Hidden Talents
Writer
1986Goodbye Granadaland
Self
2013