Caritas: Commissioned for £9000 by touring theatres of Norway, Sweden & Denmark. Completed in July. They never took up their options.

Love Letters on Blue Paper: Author directs for The Riksteatre (Touring Theatre) in Oslo.

Fatlips: Author adapts his book for the stage. Never performed.

Whitsun: Author adapts his story 'The Visit' for TV. Never performed.

Lady Othello: Original film script bought by Goldcrest. Never made.

Collected Plays Vols 3 and 4 published by Penguin.

Caritas: Premiered at The Cottesloe, National Theatre 7 October, directed by John Madden, designed by Andrew Jackness. Published by Cape.

The Journalists: First professional stage production 10 October, Wilhelmshaven, West Germany, directed by Klaus Hoser.

Breakfast: Original play for TV. Never performed.

Annie Wobbler: First of cycle of One Woman Plays written for Nichola McAuliffe.

Four Portraits: Second of cycle of One Woman Plays commissioned for Tokyo Festival of One Act Plays premiered at the Mitzukoshi Royal Theatre 2 July. Performed by Michiko Otsuka directed by Tsunetoshi Hirowatari.

Madame Solario: A commissioned film script from anonymously written novel of same name. Never made.

Brighton Belle: An original film script centred around the last journey of a famous train and inspired by the poetry of John Betjman. Never made.

Annie Wobbler: First performed on German radio by Suddeutscher Rundfunk on 3 February under title Annie, Anna, Annabella. Stage premiere directed by author for the Studio of The Birmingham Repertory Theatre 5 July. Transferred to the New End Theatre, Hampstead, London on 26 July.

The Entertainer: Wesker directs John Osborne's play for Theatre Clwyd.

Cinders: A play about brothel-keeper, Cynthia Payne, based on the book about her by novelist, Paul Bailey. Agents refused rights to perform.

Caritas: Directed by Margaret Windham for BBC radio 3.

Sullied Hand. One act play premiered Edinburgh Festival 10 August . in Theatre At The Netherbow. Directed by Donald Smith.

Four Portraits - of mothers: UK premiere 20 August. Performed by Anne Lacey, directed by Donald Smith.

Bluey: The European Radio Commission.

Annie Wobbler: Revived for transfer to The Fortune Theatre, London, 13 November.

Yardsale: Third play in cycle of One Woman Plays broadcast 6th October on BBC Radio 3. Performed by Sheila Steafel, directed by Margaret Windham.

Thieves in the Night: Commissioned four part TV series of novel by Arthur Koestler for Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Never made.

One More Ride On The Merry Go Round: World premiere Phoenix Theatre Leicester April 25. Directed by Graham Watkins, designed Anthony Dean.

Distinctions: Collection of essays, lectures, journalism covering 25 years. Published by Cape. April 25.

Bluey: Radio play first transmitted Cologne Radio May 16. Published in August issue of WORDS magazine. Recorded for BBC Radio 3 by Margaret Windham 18-21 April. Transmission 11 December.

The Kitchen: First draft of book for a musical, completed 20 May.

Yardsale: Premiered 12 August for Edinburgh fringe festival. Performed by Jeannie Fisher, directed by Eric Standige, designed by Inez Nordel. Three performances by Sheila Steafel (for whom it was written) for the 'Fourth RSC/WH Smith Festival' organised by RSC actors. Directed by author, designed by Jackie Pilfold.

When God Wanted A Son: First draft completed August.

Whatever Happened to Betty Lemon: Written as companion piece to YARDSALE for Sheila Steafel. 3rd draft completed 12 February. First performed 12 November at Teatre du Rond-Pont, Paris, with Judit Magre, translated and directed by Jean-Michel Ribes. First published in English in 'Englisch Amerikanische Studien' in Munster, FDR. Early draft.

When God Wanted a Son: 3rd draft completed 1st October.

Annie Wobbler: Opened New York 16 October at Westbeth Theatre Centre with Sloane Bosniak, directed by Gerald Chapman. First published in programme of 'teatro festival parma' trans. into Italian by Guido Almansi. 5 - 13 April.

Whatever Happened to Betty Lemon and Yardsale opened 17 February at Lyric Studio, Hammersmith, London. Performed by Brenda Bruce, directed by author, designed by Jackie Pilfold. Both plays published in PLAYS INTERNATIONAL, April issue.

Roots wins GOLDIE award for best play of year in New York. Awarded by The Congress of Jewish Culture.

Four Portraits: London opening 20 October at 'Man in the Moon' Theatre. Anne Chauveau directed by Valerie Colgan, designed by Paul Minter. Transferred to Convent Garden Theatre in Theatre Museum. Published in STAND magazine Nov/Dec.

Annie Wobbler. Published in two parts in WORDS INTERNATIONAL. Dec/Jan issue.

Badenheim 1939: Stage adaptation of novel by Israeli writer Aharon Appelfeld.

Lady Othello: Author adapts original film script into full length play.

Roots. Revived at National Theatre for touring by National Theatre Education wing. Opened Cottesloe 16 September.

Mini Autobiography - in three acts and a prologue. Commissioned and published by Gale Research Company, Detroit, USA for a series called CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS. Appeared in their Volume 7. Caritas: Libretto for opera of this play, commissioned by Huddersfield Festival of Contemporary Music. Composer Robert Saxton.

The Mistress. Final play in cycle of One Woman Plays. First draft completed 19 June.

Beorhtel's Hill. Community play commissioned by Towngate Theatre, Basildon via Colway Theatre Trust to commemorate Basildon's 40th birthday. 4th typed draft completed 4th December.

Wesker's Women: Author gives marathon reading of One Woman Plays at the Universities of Lancaster and East Anglia.

Little Old Lady: 20 minute play for young people and - Shoeshine: 30 minute play for young people, both commissioned by editor, Peter Terson, for first and second OUP collection published 12 January and 25 May.

When God Wanted a Son: First performance, to raise funds for The Jackson's Lane Community, given as a reading 19 February with Nichola McAuliffe, Elizabeth Spriggs, and John Savident, directed by author.

Beorhtel's Hill: First night 6 June, Towngate Theatre, Basildon. Directed by John Oram and Steve Woodward. Set design by David Rennie, costumes by Chris Lee, music composed by Ian Stewart, choreographed by Ginnie Woolaston.

The Kitchen: National Youth Theatre production, directed by James Bolam, Bloomsbury Theatre, London. August.

Shylock: First London airing as dramatised reading running for eight performances from 16th to 22nd October at The Riverside Studios with Israeli actor Oded Teomi as Shylock. Directed by author.

One Woman Plays: Vol. 5. Collected plays. Published Penguin Books. 25th May.

Shylock: Revised version published in Italy, a University edition. June. English text on one side, Italian translation on facing page. Translated by Esther Fintz Menasce. Published by Guerini e Associati.

Honourary D.Litt. Awarded by University of East Anglia July 29th.

Diary of a Good Neighbour. Four one hour parts commissioned for BBC TV adapted from Doris Lessing's novel 'The Diary of Jane Somers'. Never made.

On Playwrighting: Commissioned for Blackwell's 'Companion to Contemporary Theatre'. Never published.