Michael Pertwee

Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London – 17 April 1991, Camden, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter.

Pertwee's credits included episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, Hong Kong and many other films and TV series. For the stage he co-wrote the 1938 thriller Death on the Table. His 1971 stage farce Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! was adapted into the 1973 TV series Men of Affairs and the 1974 film Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!.

Pertwee was the son of screenwriter Roland Pertwee, the brother of Jon, a distant cousin of actor Bill, and the uncle of actor Sean.

Between 1952 and 1959, Pertwee was married to the actress Valerie French.

Among the novelisations of Michael Pertwee screenplays, each released shortly before its respective film, are:

Each of the novelists was a notable author of the era.^{[citation needed]}