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| | Hopkins, John |
 | | John Hopkins is one of the great pioneers of British television drama, whose considerable output as a writer includes the award-winning play quartet, Talking to a Stranger, described by one contemporary critic as "the first authentic masterpiece written directly for television". |
 | | Hopkins' career in television began first as a studio manager in the 1950s, but he was soon turning his attention to writing and putting this earlier experience to good use in his plays, and there are few other writers who have exploited so effectively the potential of the multi-camera studio in their work. |
 | | Talking to a Stranger, especially in its free-floating use of time, sets up a similar experimental agenda, but in other respects remains rooted in a familiar naturalism and the close-up observation of ordinary people. |
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