John Antrobus - Revision history

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Career

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	After leaving the Army, spending time also working as a supply teacher and waiter,<ref name="auto"/> Antrobus pursued a future writing comedy, and went to [[Associated London Scripts]] (ALS), the writers' co-operative set up by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Eric Sykes]].<ref name="McCann156">McCann (2006) p. 156</ref> Antrobus states "I met Spike in 1954 or 55. I had sent a sample script to [[Galton and Simpson]] and they took me on at Associated London Scripts". Antrobus and Milligan "wrote a couple of ''[[The Goon Show\|Goon Shows]]'' together. I wish I had done more of them with him but I wanted to be a playwright. I didn't realise they were golden times and how they gave life".<ref name="MilliganHisPartInOurLives">{{cite book\|last=Ventham\|first=Maxine\|title=Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives.\|year=2002\|publisher=Robson\|location=London\|isbn=1-86105-530-7}} p. 68</ref> The two shows were ''The Spon Plague'', and ''The Great Statue Debate'', both broadcast in March 1958.<ref name="McCann367-368">McCann (2006) pp367-368</ref><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan16">Antrobus (2002) pp. 16, 32</ref>		After leaving the Army, spending time also working as a supply teacher and waiter,<ref name="auto"/> Antrobus pursued a future writing comedy, and went to [[Associated London Scripts]] (ALS), the writers' co-operative set up by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Eric Sykes]].<ref name="McCann156">McCann (2006) p. 156</ref> Antrobus states "I met Spike in 1954 or 55. I had sent a sample script to [[Galton and Simpson]] and they took me on at Associated London Scripts". Antrobus and Milligan "wrote a couple of ''[[The Goon Show\|Goon Shows]]'' together. I wish I had done more of them with him but I wanted to be a playwright. I didn't realise they were golden times and how they gave life".<ref name="MilliganHisPartInOurLives">{{cite book\|last=Ventham\|first=Maxine\|title=Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives.\|year=2002\|publisher=Robson\|location=London\|isbn=1-86105-530-7}} p. 68</ref> The two shows were ''The Spon Plague'', and ''The Great Statue Debate'', both broadcast in March 1958.<ref name="McCann367-368">McCann (2006) pp367-368</ref><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan16">Antrobus (2002) pp. 16, 32</ref>

	At ALS, Antrobus also worked with [[Johnny Speight]] on ''[[Frankie Howerd\|The Frankie Howerd Show]]'' in 1956,<ref name="McCann156"/> After contributing material to the first [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'']] film, ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), he wrote his first movie screenplay: for ''[[Idol on Parade]]'' (1959), starring [[Anthony Newley]].<ref name="McCann156"/><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan44">Antrobus (2002) pp.44</ref> During 1960 he worked with Milligan and Sykes in the second series of ''[[Sykes and a...]]'' (August- September 1960).<ref name="McCann156"/> He was also a contributing writer to the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'', in the 1958 and 1961 shows, along with [[Larry Stephens]], [[Maurice Wiltshire]], and Lew Schwarz in 1958, and Brad Ashton, [[Barry Took]], [[Marty Feldman]] and Wilshire in 1961.<ref name="McCann350,351">McCann (2006) pp. 350, 351. This article previously referred to him contributing to the spin-off show ''Bootsie and Snudge''. However, McCann lists Antrobus amongst the writers for ''The Army Game'', but not ''Bootsie and Snudge''.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, he provided scripts for television series as diverse as ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'',<ref name=McCann/> ''Television Playhouse'' and Spike Milligan's ''Milligan in...'' Antrobus wrote for Milligan's last radio series, ''[[The Milligan Papers]]'', a BBC Radio Collection released in 2002.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan" /> Milligan said he did not actually like Antrobus.~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}~~		At ALS, Antrobus also worked with [[Johnny Speight]] on ''[[Frankie Howerd\|The Frankie Howerd Show]]'' in 1956,<ref name="McCann156"/> After contributing material to the first [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'']] film, ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), he wrote his first movie screenplay: for ''[[Idol on Parade]]'' (1959), starring [[Anthony Newley]].<ref name="McCann156"/><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan44">Antrobus (2002) pp.44</ref> During 1960 he worked with Milligan and Sykes in the second series of ''[[Sykes and a...]]'' (August- September 1960).<ref name="McCann156"/> He was also a contributing writer to the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'', in the 1958 and 1961 shows, along with [[Larry Stephens]], [[Maurice Wiltshire]], and Lew Schwarz in 1958, and Brad Ashton, [[Barry Took]], [[Marty Feldman]] and Wilshire in 1961.<ref name="McCann350,351">McCann (2006) pp. 350, 351. This article previously referred to him contributing to the spin-off show ''Bootsie and Snudge''. However, McCann lists Antrobus amongst the writers for ''The Army Game'', but not ''Bootsie and Snudge''.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, he provided scripts for television series as diverse as ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'',<ref name=McCann/> ''Television Playhouse'' and Spike Milligan's ''Milligan in...'' Antrobus wrote for Milligan's last radio series, ''[[The Milligan Papers]]'', a BBC Radio Collection released in 2002.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan" /> Milligan said he did not actually like Antrobus.

	Antrobus' best known play is the [[surrealistic]] ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' (1963) (co-written with Milligan).<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972.</ref> A [[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|film version]] was released in 1969 and a sequel from 1983. His other plays include ''Cane of Honour'' (1965), ''Captain Oates' Left Sock'' (1969), ''An Apple A Day'' (1970) and ''City Delights'' (1978). In October 2005, Antrobus and [[Ray Galton]] (with whom he had collaborated on the 1986 sitcom ''Room at the Bottom'' and ''Get Well Soon'' from 1997) unveiled their play ''[[Steptoe and Son]] – Murder at Oil Drum Lane'' at the Theatre Royal, York. In 2010, Antrobus and Ray Galton's production of ''Not Tonight Caligula'', originally written for [[Frankie Howerd]], was recorded as a live radio play at The [[Leicester Square Theatre]] by The [[Wireless Theatre Company]] directed by Antrobus and starring [[Clive Greenwood]] in Howerd's role. Although largely retired, Antrobus still writes and is involved in fringe productions and talent scouting.		Antrobus' best known play is the [[surrealistic]] ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' (1963) (co-written with Milligan).<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972.</ref> A [[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|film version]] was released in 1969 and a sequel from 1983. His other plays include ''Cane of Honour'' (1965), ''Captain Oates' Left Sock'' (1969), ''An Apple A Day'' (1970) and ''City Delights'' (1978). In October 2005, Antrobus and [[Ray Galton]] (with whom he had collaborated on the 1986 sitcom ''Room at the Bottom'' and ''Get Well Soon'' from 1997) unveiled their play ''[[Steptoe and Son]] – Murder at Oil Drum Lane'' at the Theatre Royal, York. In 2010, Antrobus and Ray Galton's production of ''Not Tonight Caligula'', originally written for [[Frankie Howerd]], was recorded as a live radio play at The [[Leicester Square Theatre]] by The [[Wireless Theatre Company]] directed by Antrobus and starring [[Clive Greenwood]] in Howerd's role. Although largely retired, Antrobus still writes and is involved in fringe productions and talent scouting.

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	{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->		{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
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External links

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb name\|0031553}}		*{{IMDb name\|0031553}}

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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Antrobus, John}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Antrobus, John}}

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Writing credits

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	*Feature film (1959)		*Feature film (1959)
	\|[w:[Warwick Films\|Warwick]] / [[w:Columbia Pictures\|Columbia]]		\|[[w:Warwick Films\|Warwick]] / [[w:Columbia Pictures\|Columbia]]
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	\|''[[w:Jazz Boat\|Jazz Boat]]''		\|''[[w:Jazz Boat\|Jazz Boat]]''
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	*"No Deposit, No Return" (1985)		*"No Deposit, No Return" (1985)
	\|D.L. Taffner / Metromedia for [[w:American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC)		\|D.L. Taffner / Metromedia for [[w:American Broadcasting Company\|American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC)
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	\|''Last Laugh Before TV-am''		\|''Last Laugh Before TV-am''

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Publications

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	==Publications==		==Publications==
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = You'll Come To Love Your Sperm Test (Playscript) in 'New Writers 4' . \|year = 1965 \| publisher = [[Calder Publishing\|Calder and Boyars]] \| location = London }} First produced Edinburgh, 1964.		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = You'll Come To Love Your Sperm Test (Playscript) in 'New Writers 4' . \|year = 1965 \| publisher = [[w:Calder Publishing\|Calder and Boyars]] \| location = London }} First produced Edinburgh, 1964.
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Trixie and Baba (Playscript 22) \|year = 1969 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0058-4}} First produced Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968. Televised 1971.		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Trixie and Baba (Playscript 22) \|year = 1969 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0058-4}} First produced Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968. Televised 1971.
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Why Bournemouth? and Other Plays (Playscripts) \|year = 1970 \| publisher = [[Calder Publishing\|Calder Publications]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0641-8}} First produced, Almost Free, London, 1968		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Why Bournemouth? and Other Plays (Playscripts) \|year = 1970 \| publisher = [[w:Calder Publishing\|Calder Publications]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0641-8}} First produced, Almost Free, London, 1968
	* {{cite book \|last=Milligan \|first=Spike \|author2=Antrobus, John \|title=The Bedsitting Room \|publisher=Tandem \|location=London\|year=1973 }} First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972. 1970 Spike Milligan and John Antrobus.		* {{cite book \|last=Milligan \|first=Spike \|author2=Antrobus, John \|title=The Bedsitting Room \|publisher=Tandem \|location=London\|year=1973 }} First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[w:Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd\|Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972. 1970 Spike Milligan and John Antrobus.
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Captain Oates' Left Sock (Playscript) \|year = 1974 \| publisher = [[Samuel French]] \| location = London }} First produced Royal Court Theatre, 1969		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Captain Oates' Left Sock (Playscript) \|year = 1974 \| publisher = [[w:Samuel French\|Samuel French]] \| location = London }} First produced Royal Court Theatre, 1969
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Help! I am a Prisoner in a Toothpaste Factory \|year = 1978 \| publisher = [[Robson Books]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-340-25359-5}}		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Help! I am a Prisoner in a Toothpaste Factory \|year = 1978 \| publisher = [[w:Robson Books\|Robson Books]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-340-25359-5}}
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Hitler in Liverpool (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Hitler in Liverpool (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = One Orange for the Baby (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = One Orange for the Baby (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980

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	\|[[Hugo Award]]		\|[[w:Hugo Award\|Hugo Award]]
	\|''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]''		\|''[[w:The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]''
	\|Best Dramatic Presentation (with Richard Lester, Charles Wood and Spike Milligan)		\|Best Dramatic Presentation (with Richard Lester, Charles Wood and Spike Milligan)
	\| {{nom}}		\| {{nom}}

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	*"Episode #1.1" (co-written with [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]], [[John Junkin]], Maurice Wiltshire and [[Spike Milligan]], 1956)		*"Episode #1.1" (co-written with [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]], [[John Junkin]], Maurice Wiltshire and [[Spike Milligan]], 1956)
	\|[[Associated-Rediffusion]] / [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]		\|[[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] / [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]
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	\|[[Peter Rogers]] / [[Anglo-Amalgamated]]		\|[[Peter Rogers]] / [[w:Anglo-Amalgamated\|Anglo-Amalgamated]]
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	\|''[[Idol on Parade]]''		\|''[[w:Idol on Parade\|Idol on Parade]]''
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	*Feature film (1959)		*Feature film (1959)
	\|[[Warwick Films\|Warwick]] / [[Columbia Pictures\|Columbia]]		\|[w:[Warwick Films\|Warwick]] / [[w:Columbia Pictures\|Columbia]]
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	\|''[[Jazz Boat]]''		\|''[[w:Jazz Boat\|Jazz Boat]]''
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	*Feature film (co-written with [[Ken Hughes]] and [[Rex Rienits]], 1960)		*Feature film (co-written with [[w:Ken Hughes\|Ken Hughes]] and [[w:Rex Rienits\|Rex Rienits]], 1960)
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	\|''[[That Was the Week That Was]]''		\|''[[w:That Was the Week That Was\|That Was the Week That Was]]''
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	*Unknown episodes (1962)		*Unknown episodes (1962)
	\|BBC Television		\|BBC Television
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	\|''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]''		\|''[[w:The Wrong Arm of the Law\|The Wrong Arm of the Law]]''
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	*Feature film (co-written with Len Heath and [[Ray Galton]], 1963)		*Feature film (co-written with Len Heath and [[Ray Galton]], 1963)
	\|[[British Lion Films]]		\|[[w:British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]]
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	\|''[[Room at the Bottom (1967 TV series)\|Room at the Bottom]]''		\|''[[w:Room at the Bottom (1967 TV series)\|Room at the Bottom]]''
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	*"A Show for Monty" (1964)		*"A Show for Monty" (1964)
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	*"A Job with the Other Lot" (1964)		*"A Job with the Other Lot" (1964)
	\|[[ABC Weekend TV]] / ITV		\|[[w:ABC Weekend TV\|ABC Weekend TV]] / ITV
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	\|''A World of Comedy''		\|''A World of Comedy''
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	\|''[[The Big Job (film)\|The Big Job]]''		\|''[[w:The Big Job (film)\|The Big Job]]''
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	*Feature film (co-written with [[Talbot Rothwell]], 1965)		*Feature film (co-written with [[Talbot Rothwell]], 1965)
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	*"Episode #1.4" (co-written with [[Neil Shand]] and Spike Milligan, 1969)		*"Episode #1.4" (co-written with [[w:Neil Shand\|Neil Shand]] and Spike Milligan, 1969)
	\|BBC2		\|BBC2
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	\|''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]''		\|''[[w:The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]''
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	*Feature film (1969)		*Feature film (1969)
	\|[[Oscar Lewenstein]] / [[United Artists]]		\|[[w:Oscar Lewenstein]] / [[w:United Artists]]
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	\|''[[The Dustbinmen]]''		\|''[[The Dustbinmen]]''
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	*"Milligan in Spring" (co-written with [[Chris Langham]], [[Dick Vosburgh]] and Spike Milligan, 1973)		*"Milligan in Spring" (co-written with [[w:Chris Langham\|Chris Langham]], [[Dick Vosburgh]] and Spike Milligan, 1973)
	\|BBC2		\|BBC2
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	\|''[[Too Close for Comfort]]''		\|''[[w:Too Close for Comfort\|Too Close for Comfort]]''
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	*"No Deposit, No Return" (1985)		*"No Deposit, No Return" (1985)
	\|D.L. Taffner / Metromedia for [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC)		\|D.L. Taffner / Metromedia for [[w:American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC)
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	\|''Last Laugh Before TV-am''		\|''Last Laugh Before TV-am''
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	*Television film (1985)		*Television film (1985)
	\|Ravel Productions / [[Channel Four]]		\|Ravel Productions / [[w:Channel Four\|Channel Four]]
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	\|''[[The Ratties]]''		\|''[[w:The Ratties\|The Ratties]]''
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	*26 episodes (narration, 1987)		*26 episodes (narration, 1987)
	\|[[Central Independent Television\|Central]] / ITV		\|[[w:Central Independent Television\|Central]] / ITV
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	\|''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)\|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''		\|''[[w:Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)\|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
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	*"The Impatient Patient (1987)		*"The Impatient Patient (1987)
	\|Michael Sloan Productions / [[Universal Television]]		\|Michael Sloan Productions / [[w:Universal Television\|Universal Television]]
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	\|''[[Room at the Bottom (1986 TV series)\|Room at the Bottom]]''		\|''[[w:Room at the Bottom (1986 TV series)\|Room at the Bottom]]''
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	*13 episodes (co-written with Ray Galton, 1986–1988)		*13 episodes (co-written with Ray Galton, 1986–1988)
	\|[[Yorkshire Television]] / ITV		\|[[w:Yorkshire Television\|Yorkshire Television]] / ITV
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	\|''[[The Dreamstone]]''		\|''[[w:The Dreamstone\|The Dreamstone]]''
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	*"The Nightmare Stone" (co-written with Martin Gates, 1992)		*"The Nightmare Stone" (co-written with Martin Gates, 1992)
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	\|''[[Get Well Soon (TV series)\|Get Well Soon]]''		\|''[[w:Get Well Soon (TV series)\|Get Well Soon]]''
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	*6 episodes (1997)		*6 episodes (1997)

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	==Career==		==Career==
	After leaving the Army, spending time also working as a supply teacher and waiter,<ref name="auto"/> Antrobus pursued a future writing comedy, and went to [[Associated London Scripts]] (ALS), the writers' co-operative set up by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Eric Sykes]].<ref name="McCann156">McCann (2006) p. 156</ref> Antrobus states "I met Spike in 1954 or 55. I had sent a sample script to Galton and Simpson and they took me on at Associated London Scripts". Antrobus and Milligan "wrote a couple of ''[[The Goon Show\|Goon Shows]]'' together. I wish I had done more of them with him but I wanted to be a playwright. I didn't realise they were golden times and how they gave life".<ref name="MilliganHisPartInOurLives">{{cite book\|last=Ventham\|first=Maxine\|title=Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives.\|year=2002\|publisher=Robson\|location=London\|isbn=1-86105-530-7}} p. 68</ref> The two shows were ''The Spon Plague'', and ''The Great Statue Debate'', both broadcast in March 1958.<ref name="McCann367-368">McCann (2006) pp367-368</ref><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan16">Antrobus (2002) pp. 16, 32</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s08e23_the_spon_plague\|title=The Goon Show Site - Script - The Spon Plague (Series 8, Episode 23)\|website=www.thegoonshow.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s08e26_the_great_statue_debate\|title=The Goon Show Site - Script - The Great Statue Debate (Series 8, Episode 26)\|website=www.thegoonshow.net}}</ref>		After leaving the Army, spending time also working as a supply teacher and waiter,<ref name="auto"/> Antrobus pursued a future writing comedy, and went to [[Associated London Scripts]] (ALS), the writers' co-operative set up by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Eric Sykes]].<ref name="McCann156">McCann (2006) p. 156</ref> Antrobus states "I met Spike in 1954 or 55. I had sent a sample script to [[Galton and Simpson]] and they took me on at Associated London Scripts". Antrobus and Milligan "wrote a couple of ''[[The Goon Show\|Goon Shows]]'' together. I wish I had done more of them with him but I wanted to be a playwright. I didn't realise they were golden times and how they gave life".<ref name="MilliganHisPartInOurLives">{{cite book\|last=Ventham\|first=Maxine\|title=Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives.\|year=2002\|publisher=Robson\|location=London\|isbn=1-86105-530-7}} p. 68</ref> The two shows were ''The Spon Plague'', and ''The Great Statue Debate'', both broadcast in March 1958.<ref name="McCann367-368">McCann (2006) pp367-368</ref><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan16">Antrobus (2002) pp. 16, 32</ref>

	At ALS, Antrobus also worked with [[Johnny Speight]] on ''[[Frankie Howerd\|The Frankie Howerd Show]]'' in 1956,<ref name="McCann156"/> After contributing material to the first [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'']] film, ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), he wrote his first movie screenplay: for ''[[Idol on Parade]]'' (1959), starring [[Anthony Newley]].<ref name="McCann156"/><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan44">Antrobus (2002) pp.44</ref> During 1960 he worked with Milligan and Sykes in the second series of ''[[Sykes and A...]]'' (August- September 1960).<ref name="McCann156"/> He was also a contributing writer to the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'', in the 1958 and 1961 shows, along with [[Larry Stephens]], Maurice Wiltshire, and Lew Schwarz in 1958, and Brad Ashton, [[Barry Took]], [[Marty Feldman]] and Wilshire in 1961.<ref name="McCann350,351">McCann (2006) pp. 350, 351. This article previously referred to him contributing to the spin-off show ''Bootsie and Snudge''. However, McCann lists Antrobus amongst the writers for ''The Army Game'', but not ''Bootsie and Snudge''.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, he provided scripts for television series as diverse as ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'',<ref name=McCann/> ''Television Playhouse'' and Spike Milligan's ''Milligan in...'' {{Citation needed\|date=December 2009}} Antrobus wrote for Milligan's last radio series, ''[[The Milligan Papers]]'', a BBC Radio Collection released in 2002.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan" /> Milligan said he did not actually like Antrobus.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}		At ALS, Antrobus also worked with [[Johnny Speight]] on ''[[Frankie Howerd\|The Frankie Howerd Show]]'' in 1956,<ref name="McCann156"/> After contributing material to the first [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'']] film, ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), he wrote his first movie screenplay: for ''[[w:Idol on Parade]]'' (1959), starring [[w:Anthony Newley\|Anthony Newley]].<ref name="McCann156"/><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan44">Antrobus (2002) pp.44</ref> During 1960 he worked with Milligan and Sykes in the second series of ''[[Sykes and a...]]'' (August- September 1960).<ref name="McCann156"/> He was also a contributing writer to the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'', in the 1958 and 1961 shows, along with [[Larry Stephens]], [[Maurice Wiltshire]], and Lew Schwarz in 1958, and Brad Ashton, [[Barry Took]], [[Marty Feldman]] and Wilshire in 1961.<ref name="McCann350,351">McCann (2006) pp. 350, 351. This article previously referred to him contributing to the spin-off show ''Bootsie and Snudge''. However, McCann lists Antrobus amongst the writers for ''The Army Game'', but not ''Bootsie and Snudge''.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, he provided scripts for television series as diverse as ''[[w:That Was the Week That Was\|That Was the Week That Was]]'',<ref name=McCann/> ''Television Playhouse'' and Spike Milligan's ''Milligan in...'' {{Citation needed\|date=December 2009}} Antrobus wrote for Milligan's last radio series, ''[[The Milligan Papers]]'', a BBC Radio Collection released in 2002.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan" /> Milligan said he did not actually like Antrobus.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}

	Antrobus' best known play is the [[surrealist]] ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' (1963) (co-written with Milligan).<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972.</ref> A [[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|film version]] was released in 1969 and a sequel from 1983. His other plays include ''Cane of Honour'' (1965), ''Captain Oates' Left Sock'' (1969), ''An Apple A Day'' (1970) and ''City Delights'' (1978). In October 2005, Antrobus and [[Ray Galton]] (with whom he had collaborated on the 1986 sitcom ''Room at the Bottom'' and ''Get Well Soon'' from 1997) unveiled their play ''[[Steptoe and Son]] – Murder at Oil Drum Lane'' at the Theatre Royal, York. In 2010, Antrobus and Ray Galton's production of ''Not Tonight Caligula'', originally written for [[Frankie Howerd]], was recorded as a live radio play at The [[Leicester Square Theatre]] by The [[Wireless Theatre Company]] directed by Antrobus and starring [[Clive Greenwood]] in Howerd's role. Although largely retired, Antrobus still writes and is involved in fringe productions and talent scouting.		Antrobus' best known play is the [[w:surrealist\|surrealistic]] ''[[w:The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' (1963) (co-written with Milligan).<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[w:Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd\|]], 1972.</ref> A [[w:The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|film version]] was released in 1969 and a sequel from 1983. His other plays include ''Cane of Honour'' (1965), ''Captain Oates' Left Sock'' (1969), ''An Apple A Day'' (1970) and ''City Delights'' (1978). In October 2005, Antrobus and [[Ray Galton]] (with whom he had collaborated on the 1986 sitcom ''Room at the Bottom'' and ''Get Well Soon'' from 1997) unveiled their play ''[[Steptoe and Son]] – Murder at Oil Drum Lane'' at the Theatre Royal, York. In 2010, Antrobus and Ray Galton's production of ''Not Tonight Caligula'', originally written for [[Frankie Howerd]], was recorded as a live radio play at The [[w:Leicester Square Theatre\|Leicester Square Theatre]] by The [[w:Wireless Theatre Company\|Wireless Theatre Company]] directed by Antrobus and starring [[w:Clive Greenwood\|Clive Greenwood]] in Howerd's role. Although largely retired, Antrobus still writes and is involved in fringe productions and talent scouting.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	After leaving the Army, spending time also working as a supply teacher and waiter,<ref name="auto"/> Antrobus pursued a future writing comedy, and went to [[Associated London Scripts]] (ALS), the writers' co-operative set up by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Eric Sykes]].<ref name="McCann156">McCann (2006) p. 156</ref> Antrobus states "I met Spike in 1954 or 55. I had sent a sample script to [[Galton and Simpson]] and they took me on at Associated London Scripts". Antrobus and Milligan "wrote a couple of ''[[The Goon Show\|Goon Shows]]'' together. I wish I had done more of them with him but I wanted to be a playwright. I didn't realise they were golden times and how they gave life".<ref name="MilliganHisPartInOurLives">{{cite book\|last=Ventham\|first=Maxine\|title=Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives.\|year=2002\|publisher=Robson\|location=London\|isbn=1-86105-530-7}} p. 68</ref> The two shows were ''The Spon Plague'', and ''The Great Statue Debate'', both broadcast in March 1958.<ref name="McCann367-368">McCann (2006) pp367-368</ref><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan16">Antrobus (2002) pp. 16, 32</ref>		After leaving the Army, spending time also working as a supply teacher and waiter,<ref name="auto"/> Antrobus pursued a future writing comedy, and went to [[Associated London Scripts]] (ALS), the writers' co-operative set up by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Eric Sykes]].<ref name="McCann156">McCann (2006) p. 156</ref> Antrobus states "I met Spike in 1954 or 55. I had sent a sample script to [[Galton and Simpson]] and they took me on at Associated London Scripts". Antrobus and Milligan "wrote a couple of ''[[The Goon Show\|Goon Shows]]'' together. I wish I had done more of them with him but I wanted to be a playwright. I didn't realise they were golden times and how they gave life".<ref name="MilliganHisPartInOurLives">{{cite book\|last=Ventham\|first=Maxine\|title=Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives.\|year=2002\|publisher=Robson\|location=London\|isbn=1-86105-530-7}} p. 68</ref> The two shows were ''The Spon Plague'', and ''The Great Statue Debate'', both broadcast in March 1958.<ref name="McCann367-368">McCann (2006) pp367-368</ref><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan16">Antrobus (2002) pp. 16, 32</ref>

	At ALS, Antrobus also worked with [[Johnny Speight]] on ''[[Frankie Howerd\|The Frankie Howerd Show]]'' in 1956,<ref name="McCann156"/> After contributing material to the first [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'']] film, ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), he wrote his first movie screenplay: for ''[[Idol on Parade]]'' (1959), starring [[Anthony Newley]].<ref name="McCann156"/><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan44">Antrobus (2002) pp.44</ref> During 1960 he worked with Milligan and Sykes in the second series of ''[[Sykes and a...]]'' (August- September 1960).<ref name="McCann156"/> He was also a contributing writer to the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'', in the 1958 and 1961 shows, along with [[Larry Stephens]], [[Maurice Wiltshire]], and Lew Schwarz in 1958, and Brad Ashton, [[Barry Took]], [[Marty Feldman]] and Wilshire in 1961.<ref name="McCann350,351">McCann (2006) pp. 350, 351. This article previously referred to him contributing to the spin-off show ''Bootsie and Snudge''. However, McCann lists Antrobus amongst the writers for ''The Army Game'', but not ''Bootsie and Snudge''.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, he provided scripts for television series as diverse as ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'',<ref name=McCann/> ''Television Playhouse'' and Spike Milligan's ''Milligan in...'' Antrobus wrote for Milligan's last radio series, ''[[The Milligan Papers]]'', a BBC Radio Collection released in 2002.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan" /> Milligan said he did not actually like Antrobus.~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}~~		At ALS, Antrobus also worked with [[Johnny Speight]] on ''[[Frankie Howerd\|The Frankie Howerd Show]]'' in 1956,<ref name="McCann156"/> After contributing material to the first [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'']] film, ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), he wrote his first movie screenplay: for ''[[Idol on Parade]]'' (1959), starring [[Anthony Newley]].<ref name="McCann156"/><ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan44">Antrobus (2002) pp.44</ref> During 1960 he worked with Milligan and Sykes in the second series of ''[[Sykes and a...]]'' (August- September 1960).<ref name="McCann156"/> He was also a contributing writer to the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'', in the 1958 and 1961 shows, along with [[Larry Stephens]], [[Maurice Wiltshire]], and Lew Schwarz in 1958, and Brad Ashton, [[Barry Took]], [[Marty Feldman]] and Wilshire in 1961.<ref name="McCann350,351">McCann (2006) pp. 350, 351. This article previously referred to him contributing to the spin-off show ''Bootsie and Snudge''. However, McCann lists Antrobus amongst the writers for ''The Army Game'', but not ''Bootsie and Snudge''.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, he provided scripts for television series as diverse as ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'',<ref name=McCann/> ''Television Playhouse'' and Spike Milligan's ''Milligan in...'' Antrobus wrote for Milligan's last radio series, ''[[The Milligan Papers]]'', a BBC Radio Collection released in 2002.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan" /> Milligan said he did not actually like Antrobus.

	Antrobus' best known play is the [[surrealistic]] ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' (1963) (co-written with Milligan).<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972.</ref> A [[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|film version]] was released in 1969 and a sequel from 1983. His other plays include ''Cane of Honour'' (1965), ''Captain Oates' Left Sock'' (1969), ''An Apple A Day'' (1970) and ''City Delights'' (1978). In October 2005, Antrobus and [[Ray Galton]] (with whom he had collaborated on the 1986 sitcom ''Room at the Bottom'' and ''Get Well Soon'' from 1997) unveiled their play ''[[Steptoe and Son]] – Murder at Oil Drum Lane'' at the Theatre Royal, York. In 2010, Antrobus and Ray Galton's production of ''Not Tonight Caligula'', originally written for [[Frankie Howerd]], was recorded as a live radio play at The [[Leicester Square Theatre]] by The [[Wireless Theatre Company]] directed by Antrobus and starring [[Clive Greenwood]] in Howerd's role. Although largely retired, Antrobus still writes and is involved in fringe productions and talent scouting.		Antrobus' best known play is the [[surrealistic]] ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' (1963) (co-written with Milligan).<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972.</ref> A [[The Bed-Sitting Room (film)\|film version]] was released in 1969 and a sequel from 1983. His other plays include ''Cane of Honour'' (1965), ''Captain Oates' Left Sock'' (1969), ''An Apple A Day'' (1970) and ''City Delights'' (1978). In October 2005, Antrobus and [[Ray Galton]] (with whom he had collaborated on the 1986 sitcom ''Room at the Bottom'' and ''Get Well Soon'' from 1997) unveiled their play ''[[Steptoe and Son]] – Murder at Oil Drum Lane'' at the Theatre Royal, York. In 2010, Antrobus and Ray Galton's production of ''Not Tonight Caligula'', originally written for [[Frankie Howerd]], was recorded as a live radio play at The [[Leicester Square Theatre]] by The [[Wireless Theatre Company]] directed by Antrobus and starring [[Clive Greenwood]] in Howerd's role. Although largely retired, Antrobus still writes and is involved in fringe productions and talent scouting.

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	==Publications==		==Publications==
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = You'll Come To Love Your Sperm Test (Playscript) in 'New Writers 4' . \|year = 1965 \| publisher = [[Calder Publishing\|Calder and Boyars]] \| location = London }} First produced Edinburgh, 1964.		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = You'll Come To Love Your Sperm Test (Playscript) in 'New Writers 4' . \|year = 1965 \| publisher = [[w:Calder Publishing\|Calder and Boyars]] \| location = London }} First produced Edinburgh, 1964.
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Trixie and Baba (Playscript 22) \|year = 1969 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0058-4}} First produced Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968. Televised 1971.		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Trixie and Baba (Playscript 22) \|year = 1969 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0058-4}} First produced Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968. Televised 1971.
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Why Bournemouth? and Other Plays (Playscripts) \|year = 1970 \| publisher = [[Calder Publishing\|Calder Publications]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0641-8}} First produced, Almost Free, London, 1968		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Why Bournemouth? and Other Plays (Playscripts) \|year = 1970 \| publisher = [[w:Calder Publishing\|Calder Publications]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-7145-0641-8}} First produced, Almost Free, London, 1968
	* {{cite book \|last=Milligan \|first=Spike \|author2=Antrobus, John \|title=The Bedsitting Room \|publisher=Tandem \|location=London\|year=1973 }} First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972. 1970 Spike Milligan and John Antrobus.		* {{cite book \|last=Milligan \|first=Spike \|author2=Antrobus, John \|title=The Bedsitting Room \|publisher=Tandem \|location=London\|year=1973 }} First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by [[w:Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd\|Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd]], 1972. 1970 Spike Milligan and John Antrobus.
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Captain Oates' Left Sock (Playscript) \|year = 1974 \| publisher = [[Samuel French]] \| location = London }} First produced Royal Court Theatre, 1969		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Captain Oates' Left Sock (Playscript) \|year = 1974 \| publisher = [[w:Samuel French\|Samuel French]] \| location = London }} First produced Royal Court Theatre, 1969
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Help! I am a Prisoner in a Toothpaste Factory \|year = 1978 \| publisher = [[Robson Books]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-340-25359-5}}		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Help! I am a Prisoner in a Toothpaste Factory \|year = 1978 \| publisher = [[w:Robson Books\|Robson Books]] \| location = London \| isbn = 978-0-340-25359-5}}
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Hitler in Liverpool (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = Hitler in Liverpool (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980
	* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = One Orange for the Baby (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980		* {{cite book \| last = Antrobus\| first = John\| title = One Orange for the Baby (Playscript) \|year = 1983 \| publisher = Calder and Boyars\| location = London }} First produced Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1980