Tudor Gates

Tudor Gates (2 January 1930 – 14 January 2007) was an English screenwriter and trade unionist. Gates was involved in stage management by the early 1950s and began scriptwriting in his spare time. After The Guv'nor was broadcast on television in 1956, he took to writing full time. He worked on the screenplay for Barbarella (1968), Danger: Diabolik (1968) and a number of Hammer Film Productions, including the The Karnstein Trilogy. He also wrote fo... more

Tudor Gates (2 January 1930 – 14 January 2007) was an English screenwriter and trade unionist. Gates was involved in stage management by the early 1950s and began scriptwriting in his spare time. After The Guv'nor was broadcast on television in 1956, he took to writing full time. He worked on the screenplay for Barbarella (1968), Danger: Diabolik (1968) and a number of Hammer Film Productions, including the The Karnstein Trilogy. He also wrote for several TV series, including The Sweeney and The Avengers. In the 1966 UK general election, Gates stood as the Liberal Party candidate in Bethnal Green, and in 1970 he stood in the Isle of Thanet, placing a distant third on both occasions. In February 1974, he came second in Bethnal Green and Bow, losing votes but again coming second in October. Turning to the stage again in the mid-1970s, Gates wrote Who Saw Him Die?, Aurelia and Who Killed Agatha Christie?. A lifelong trade unionist, Gates became the President of the Association of... less