George Layton

George Layton

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George Layton has combined a successful acting career with a successful writing career. He has played leading parts on stage in New York, Australia and the West End, in productions as well-known and popular as Oliver! and Chicago , opposite other actors and actresses as acclaimed as Maureen Lipman and Lynda Bellingham. On television he has both appeared in and written several very successful comedy series, such as Don't Wait Up , It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Minder , and, perhaps most famously, he was the narrator of Pigeon Street . In July 2000 George received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Bradford in recognition of his work as an actor and writer.
4th August 2006

The Trick and Other Stories

George Layton’s stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. From the funny and faintly ridic... MoreThe Trick and Other Stories

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4th June 2015

The Fib, The Swap, The Trick and Other Stories

In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of ... MoreThe Fib, The Swap, The Trick and Other Stories

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3rd August 2001

Swap and Other Stories

The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I did'nt want to go. P... MoreSwap and Other Stories

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3rd August 2001

The Fib

I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer. 'Listen, Ba... MoreThe Fib

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1st November 2000

A Northern Childhood

Ten short stories about a boy's childhood in the 1950s provide an insight into what it was like growing up in the post-w... MoreA Northern Childhood

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16th January 2014

Eye Twisters

Eye Twisters is a visual feast for young fans of impossible images! This book contains many new adaptations of lesser-kn... MoreEye Twisters

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