‘Z’ was asked to ‘kill scriptwriter’s wife’

A retired TV producer asked a hitman known as ‘Z’ if he could get chloroform or poison to kill his wealthy partner, a court heard. David Harris, 68, who worked on shows including The Bill, allegedly offered 6ft 4ins Duke Dean £200,000 to carry out ‘a hit’ on Hazel Allinson, 69. Prosecutors say he tried to hire three assassins because he needed his partner of 30 years dead so he could be with his younger lover, Ugne Cekaviciute, 28. Harris…