Peter Luke

Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke MC (12 August 1919 – 23 January 1995) was a British writer, editor and producer.

Early years Luke was born in St Albans, he was the first son of Sir Harry Luke and his wife Joyce Evelyn Fremlin. He had wanted to be a painter, and went to art school for two years before World War II broke out. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service during the war. Some time after, he worked under producer Sydney Newman on the British television drama anthology Armchair Theatre, as a story editor. In 1967, he adapted Frederick Rolfe's novel Hadrian the Seventh for the stage. In 1984, he published a solitary novel The Other Side of the Hill set during the Peninsular War. This was adapted into a BBC radio drama in 1993 with Michael Pennington and John Moffat, and directed by Glyn Dearman.

He was married to Carola Peyton-Jones (deceased), then Lettice Crawshaw (one daughter, one son deceased; marriage dissolved), and finally June Tobin (two sons, three daughters).

He died in Cádiz on 23 January 1995.

Timeline of events 1946–1947 – Sub-editor, Reuters News Desk 1947–1957 – Wine trader 1958–1962 – Story editor, ABC Weekend TV 1962–1963 – Editor, arts series The Bookman (ABC TV) 1963–1964 – Editor, Tempo (ABC TV) 1963–1968 – Drama producer, writer and director BBC TV 1977–1980 – Director, Edwards-Mac Liammoir Dublin Gate Theatre Company

List of works 1967 – Hadrian the Seventh 1974 – Bloomsbury 1977 – Rings for a Spanish Lady 1978 – Proxopera 1985 – Married Love: The Apotheosis of Marie Stopes 1987 – Yerma 1993 – The Other Side of the Hill; BBC radio drama based on his only novel