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Peter McDougall (born 1947, Greenock, Scotland) is a Scottish television playwright whose major success was in the 1970s. McDougall claims to have had very little schooling and to rarely read books. He began his working life at the age of fourteen in the shipyards of Greater Glasgow and Greenock with future comedian and actor Billy ...
Jun 14, 2017 · Peter McDougall has always been a man with no boundaries. Everything is out in the open. To his mind there is no story so personal it cannot be told, a belief that has led to endless...
Jun 17, 2014 · One of the single most important writers to come out of this strand was Peter McDougall, whose plays put real working class experience on television for the first time—unfiltered from middle class agendas.
Peter McDougall. Writer: A Sense of Freedom. Born in Greenock, McDougall's early years were spent working in the shipyards. In his early twenties he moved to London and worked as a housepainter, and when painting Colin Welland's house talked of his days swinging the mace in the Orange Parades. Welland suggested he write a play about this.
Peter McDougall (born 1947, Greenock, Scotland) is a BAFTA and Prix Italia award-winning television playwright. His major success was in the 1970s. McDougall claims to have had very little schooling. He also claims he rarely read books.
Peter McDougall. Writer: A Sense of Freedom. Born in Greenock, McDougall's early years were spent working in the shipyards. In his early twenties he moved to London and worked as a housepainter, and when painting Colin Welland's house talked of his days swinging the mace in the Orange Parades. Welland suggested he write a play about this.
May 28, 2018 · PETER McDougall has been chatting for 10 minutes, sharing stories, referencing friends such as Frankie Miller and Bob Hoskins and Billy Connolly (whom he’d met up with the day before), and...
