Richard Cameron is an English playwright

Playwright

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 from Doncaster

Doncaster

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. His themes are Northern post-industrial society

Post-industrial society

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, working class

Working class

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 life, tough women and violent men.

Plays

Cameron's plays include Pond Life (1992), Not Fade Away (1993), The Mortal Ash (1994), All of You Mine (1996), The Glee Club (2002), Gong Donkeys (2004) and Can't Stand Up For Falling Down.

Other works

Cameron wrote Dear Nobody starring Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire

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, and Stone, Scissors, Paper for BBC (1997

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He has also contributed to the popular TV series Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

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, writing the script for the episode "Midsomer Rhapsody".