John Loveday obituary

John Loveday first gained prominence as a writer when his play You’ve Been a Long Time, Alfred was screened on BBC Two in 1972 Photograph: none

My friend John Loveday, who has died aged 98, was a schoolteacher with a parallel existence as a novelist and writer of poetry.

He first gained prominence as a writer when his play You’ve Been a Long Time, Alfred was screened on BBC Two as part of its Thirty-Minute Theatre drama series in 1972.