England, Circa 1980's, Television writer and creator of television series "Boys From the Black Stuff", Alan Bleasdale is pictured looking out of a delapidated building with smashed windows [Getty Images]

England, Circa 1980's, Television writer and creator of television series "Boys From the Black Stuff", Alan Bleasdale is pictured looking out of a delapidated building with smashed windows (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)