He also contributed to the BBC series "Dalziel and Pascoe", and adapted Chris Mullin's novel "A Very British Coup" (1988) for television. He was the driving force behind the TV version of "Flambards", which under his influence was claimed to be slanted well to the political left of K. M. Peyton's original books. Jazz is a recurring motif through much of Plater's work, often referenced explicitly as well as underpinning his story structures. Among his few feature films he collaborated twice with Christopher Miles on two successful D.H.Lawrence projects "The Virgin and the Gypsy" and "Priest of Love".