Alan Gibson came up with the idea for The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980), a Play for Today he co-wrote with Jeremy Paul and directed. As a child he had overheard his family discussing a recent UFO report and thought to himself: "Since there had been sightings of flying saucers recorded throughout history, it occurred to me that they were man-made machines, time machines from the future". The two men collaborated again on its sequel Another Flip for Dominick (1982).[1] "The Flipside of Dominick" Hide attained viewing figures of 5.3 million and a reaction index of 75, compared to an average Play for Today score of 59. The Radio Times letter editor claimed that "No other single new BBC TV play in 1980 attracted so much correspondence" – highlighting the public's affection for the show.
– What Pleases the Prince (1978)
– Hire and Fire (1978)
– Witness (1977)
– Decoy (1977)
– Creed of Slaves (1977)
Checkered Flag or Crash (film)
Raffles (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– The Chest of Silver (1977)
– The Gold Cup (1977) ... (exterior sequences)
1976
Dangerous Knowledge (TV Series) (6 episodes)
– Dividends (1976)
– Surrender Value (1976)
– Death Risk (1976)
– Clause for Concern (1976)
– A Deadly Policy (1976)
Thriller (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Sleepwalker (1976)
– Murder in Mind (1973)
1975
– Quiller (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Mark the File Expendable (1975)
Village Hall (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– The Rough and the Smooth (1975)
– Distant Islands (1974)
– Dancing in the Dark (1974)
Churchill's People (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– O Canada (1975)
– The Coming of the Cross (1975)
1974
– The Capone Investment (TV Series) (6 episodes)
– Final Innings (1974)
– One Killer Makes Two (1974)
– Money in the Bank (1974)
– The Citizen from Chicago (1974)
– The Grass Is Greener (1974)
– The Furnished Room (1974)
– Ice Storm (1974)
– Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (1973)
– The Monkey's Paw (1973)
– Money to Burn (1973)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (film)
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) (9 episodes)
– The Black Poplar: Part 3 (1973)
– The Black Poplar: Part 2 (1973)
– The Black Poplar: Part 1 (1973)
– Who Was Kate Greer: Part 3 (1973)
– Who Was Kate Greer: Part 2 (1973)
1972–1973
The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) (6 episodes)
– The Witch (1973)
– Clown on Horseback (1972)
– Mantrap (1972)
– The Viking Helmet: Part 2 (1972)
– The Viking Helmet: Part 1 (1972)
The Man in the Wood (TV Movie)
1970–1972
ITV Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) (5 episodes)
– Last Year's Confetti (1972)
– Consequences (1972)
– Time Lock (1972)
– The Silver Collection (1971)
– The Policeman and the Cook (1970)
– Remote Control (1969)
– Another Moon Called Earth (1967)
– Teeth (1967)
1968–1969
Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– Poor Butterfly (1969)
– Somewhere in a Crowd (1968)
– Jane Brown's Body (1968)
1968
Journey to Midnight
1967–1968
Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Purposes of Love (1968)
– A High-Pitched Buzz (1967)
1965–1968
Theatre 625 (TV Series) (10 episodes)
– Home Sweet Honeycombe (1968)
– The Lost Years of Brian Hooper (1967)
– The Cupboard (1967)
– On the March to the Sea (1966)
– The Melody Suit (1966)
1968
Mogul (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– The Wrecking of the Sierra Nevada (1968)
– The Day the Sea Caught Fire (1968)
– Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart (1968)
1968
Public Eye (TV Series) (1 episode)
– There's No Future in Monkey Business (1968)
1966–1967
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Kippers and Curtains (1967)
– The Private Tutor (1966)
1966
Double Image (TV Mini-Series documentary) (play director - 2 episodes)
– Impossible Odds (1966) ... (play director)
– A Separate Peace (1966) ... (play director)
A Separate Peace (TV Movie)
Eh, Joe? (TV Movie)
1965
199 Park Lane (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1965)
– Episode #1.5 (1965)
1964–1965
Story Parade (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– The Unbearable Bassington (1965)
– The Flaw in the Crystal (1964)
– Shadow of Guilt (1964)
– Not for Every Eye (1964)
1964–1965
Thursday Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– The Kidders (1965)
– Write Me a Murder (1964)
Personal life
Alan Gibson was born in Canada and moved to the UK to train at the Bristol Old Vic. After working as an actor in the theatre, he started directing when BBC2 was launched. He worked on film and TV for the rest of his career.
He lived in London with his wife Kate (d. 1997) and their daughters Sarah-Kate and Jessica and died of cancer in 1987 at the age of 49, just a few months before his last work The Charmer was broadcast.
