The Writers of Wales Database

ALEXANDER, EWART

Ewart was born in Cwmgiedd and now lives in Ystradgynlais. He began writing professionally in 1967, when Dial Rudolph Valentino One One, his first attempt at writing for television, was produced as a Wednesday Play on BBC1. The first play commissioned by H.T.V, Omri’s Burning, is now in the National Film Archives, as representing one of the best television plays of 1969. From then on, Ewart’s television output has been divided between single plays, adaptations, contributing to, and originating, series and serials, and plays for radio. He has a total of 120 credits to his name. Ewart is a full member of Academi.

Selected Publications:
The Best of Shadows (Corgi, 1979)
The Salmon (Longman, 1979)

Television
Plays:
Dial Rudolph Valentino One One… (Wednesday Play) (BBC 1)
The Return (BBC 1)
A Little Touch of Willie in the Night (BBC 1)
The Mimosa Boys (BBC 1)
The Scarecrows (BBC 1)
The Switch (BBC 2)
Dummy Run (BBC 2)
The Button Man (BBC 2)
In Loving Memory (Rediffusion)
The Day the Banana Threw a Gorilla at Rachel (Rediffusion)
The Parcel (ATV)
Omri’s Burning (HTV)
The Leaning Virgin of Albert (HTV)
After School (Thames)
The Eye (Thames)
The Casket (HTV)
Eleven O’clock (Thames)
Rhith y Lloer (BBC Wales / S4C)
Tân ar y Mor (HTV)
Er Cof Annwyl (BBC Wales)
 
Series:
Softly Softly (Series 10) (BBC 1)
Maybury (Series 1) (BBC 2)
Kings Royal (Series 1 & 2)
Juliet Bravo (Series 4, 5, 6) (BBC 1)
The Collectors (Series 1)
Boon (Series 3)
Telltale (Complete series of 3 episodes)
Big Black (Complete series of 6 episodes)

Adaptations:
That Uncertain Feeling (Quartet) (BBC 2)
Heyday in the Blood (HTV)
Devil in the Flesh (Quartet) (Fineline)
Wild Wales (Sextet) (S4C)

Documentaries:
Grand Sham? (BBC Wales)
Dr. William Price (HTV)

Radio
Plays:
The Annihilation of Tudor Braithwaite
In Loving Memory
View from the Top
The Taff End
Anrhegion
"125"
Twilights
The Elizabethans (Saturday Playhouse 22.2.97)
Er Cof Annwyl

Stage
Plays:
Buzz Buzz, Critch Critch
Objection
White Plains
Ghosts (adaptor)
Atrocity
Cruise
The Circle
Interview Twenty Four
Miss Thomas (English)
Amis Boyo