Theresa Plummer-Andrews
Theresa Plummer-Andrews | |
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Born | 1 May 1944 |
Died | 31 August 2021 (aged 77) |
Citizenship | British |
Occupation | Television producer |
Employer | BBC |
Known for | Children's television |
Theresa Plummer-Andrews (1 May 1944 – 31 August 2021) was a British television producer who primarily worked for
Career
Plummer-Andrews began her career as a theatrical agent whose clients included Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. She moved to television during the 1970s, working on the show Elephant Boy with James Gatwood. As part of her duties, she learned how to combine a British-written script with location shooting in Singapore and Sri Lanka and post-production in Australia. This led to work for TVNZ and ABC Australia.[2]
In 1981, she began work at
In 1999, Plummer-Andrews co-founded
In 2015, she served as script editor for the show Adventures in Duckport.[4]
Legacy
Plummer-Andrews was praised in the television industry for her approach to providing independent content and production organisations for the BBC. As a result of her work, the amount of externally produced content for CBBC rose to 40 per cent.[3]
She died in August 2021 at the age of 77.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Theresa Plummer-Andrews". BFI.[dead link]
- ^ a b Fry, Andy (1 August 1999). "Theresa Plummer-Andrews:Parlaying anarchy and an unerring, kid-like sensibility into…". Kidscreen. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Street, Rita (28 October 2003). "Grand Dame of CBBC Ani Steps Down; Create's Carrington Steps Up". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (23 June 2015). "Lawless, Mondo Team Up for 'Duckport'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Influential British Animation Producer Theresa Plummer-Andrews Has Passed Away
- ^ Children’s TV industry legend Theresa Plummer-Andrews dies aged 77
External links
- Theresa Plummer-Andrews at IMDb