WRITER Born in England in 1928, died 2001. 

Michael J. Bird's most successful series offered up views of European idylls and an element of fantasy. In his heyday of the 1970's he came up with shows such as The Lotus Eaters and The Aphrodite Inheritance but cut his teeth on shows such as The Informer and Mr Rose.  

KEY WORKS

ROMANCE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (1988)
HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE: IN POSSESSION (1986)
WEST OF PARADISE (1986)
MAELSTROM (1985)
The WINNING STREAK: LOCAL HERO (1985)
The OUTSIDER (1983)
The DARK SIDE OF THE SUN: Into the shadows (1983)
The FOURTH ARM: The FOURTH ARM PART 9 (1983)
SECRET ARMY: Bridgehead (1979)
The APHRODITE INHERITANCE (1979)
WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN (1977)
WARSHIP: A MATTER OF HISTORY (1977)
WARSHIP: GIRL FROM THE SEA (1977)
WARSHIP: QUIET RUN ASHORE (1976)
WARSHIP: WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? (1976)
QUILLER: SAFE CONDUCT (1975)
QUILLER: PRICE OF VIOLENCE (1975)
The AMAZING VOYAGE OF DAFFODIL AND DAISY (1975)
The LOTUS EATERS(1974)
The LOTUS EATERS (1973)
The LOTUS EATERS (1972)
The ONEDIN LINE: SALVAGE (1971)
OUT OF THE UNKNOWN: The UNINVITED (1971)
OUT OF THE UNKNOWN: TO LAY A GHOST (1971)
MURDER: The BLOOD RELATION (1969)
JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN: The MADISON EQUATION (1969)
JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN: GIRL OF MY DREAMS (1968)
MR ROSE: The JOLLY GOOD FELLOW (1968)
JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN: SOMEWHERE IN A CROWD (1968)
JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN: The NEW PEOPLE (1968) (uncredited but possible additional dialogue and re-write work)
MR ROSE: The UNLUCKY DIP (1968)
The INFORMER: KEEP OFF THE GRASS (1967)