Jim Allen (1926 - 1995) was a British writer from Manchester known for his many collaborations with film director Ken Loach. Allen was a Roman Catholic from the Miles Platting area of Manchester. He worked as a miner and became convinced of Trotskyism. He joined the Revolutionary Communist Party, and as a member of a successor organisation, The Club, he edited a rank and file newspaper "The Miner", which rapidly ran foul of the authorities. Wikipedia
... Terms of Use Allen, Jim (1926-99) Writer Jim Allen (born in Manchester on 7 October 1926) was a left-wing television and screenwriter of scenes from working-class life, often associated with the ... www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/531525/
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