Oliver Twist into a four part miniseries for ITV. The adaptation was well received but attracted some controversy as Bleasdale expanded the narrative by adding a backstory for the character of Oliver. After an eleven-year absence from television, Bleasdale returned in January 2011 on BBC Two with a two-part TV film, The Sinking of the Laconia. He had been working on the screenplay since 2004; it depicted the events surrounding the World War II ocean liner RMS Laconia and the Laconia incident. Personal life Bleasdale married Julie Moses on 28 December 1970.https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/bleasdale-alan-1946 They have two sons and one daughter. Bleasdale's house is the main location in Nickelodeon's youth series called House of Anubis, which premiered in January 2011. References External links Alan Bleasdale at BFI ScreenOnline 1946 births Living people Alumni of the University of Chester English dramatists and playwrights English television writers English Roman Catholics People from Huyton People from Widnes Social realism English male dramatists and playwrights British male television writers Writers from Liverpool