Peter Eckersley (TV producer)
Peter Eckersley | |
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| Born | 7 April 1936 Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 27 August 1981 (aged 45) Manchester, England |
| Occupation | television producer |
| Years active | 1960–1981 |
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| Children | 2 |
Peter Eckersley (7 April 1936 – 27 August 1981)Granada Television in the 1960s and '70s.
In the 1960s, he was also a writer and producer on Valerie Barlow.[3]
He also produced the sitcom Nearest and Dearest with Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel.[2]
During the late 1970s he spotted and developed a young comedian
Nearly A Happy Ending as well as the play Happy Since I Met You (also by Wood). He also produced the pilot of Wood and Walters, but died before the series was made. Wood cited him as her biggest influence.[4]
He died aged 45 in 1981 after suffering from cancer.[5]
David Liddiment, ITV's former director of programmes said: "Peter Eckersley nurtured a new cadre of young northern writers who reflected the realities of post-war urban life for the first time....They were all to make television drama younger, sharper and closer to the experience of the mass audience."[6]
References
- ^ "Peter Eckersley". GENI. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Coronation Street writers". corrie.net. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Curtis, Nick (14 November 2003). "Anne's Swinging Sixties". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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Brandwood, Neil (2002). Victoria Wood – The Biography (1st ed.). London: Boxtree. ISBN 1-85227-982-6.
- ^ Sturgis, Ingrid (15 September 2015). "Anne Reid: My father the war spy". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Liddiment, David (2005-10-22). "Why ITV matters". transdiffusion.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
External links
- Peter Eckersley at IMDb
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