William Corlett, after being educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London. He soon started writing plays for the theater, including The Gentle Avalanche and Return Ticket, which were performed in London. Many television plays followed, including the award-winning series Barriers, for which he received the Gold Award at the New York International Film and television Festival. His script for the children's series The Paper Lads won him another Writer's Guild Award for Best Children's Writer.

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