Allan Prior was born on January 13, 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. He was a writer and director, known for Z Cars (1962), Starr and Company (1958) and Softly Softly (1966). He was married to Norma Ochs and Edith Adonia Playford. He died on June 1, 2006 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.