Synopsis
Dennis Potter - The Authorised Biography
Published by Faber & Faber
It takes us from Potter's childhood in the Forest of Dean, through a highly political Oxford career up to his marriage, to his childhood and lifelong sweetheart
After this the work becomes a mutated hybrid of Potter's own life and his dream world constructed from songs and sexual fantasies
He presents Potter through detailed accounts of his work and extensive interviews with friends, lovers and colleagues, leaving readers to make up their own minds about this fiery, brilliant, demanding man