Everything about Phil Redmond totally explained
Phil Redmond CBE (born
1949 in
Liverpool, brought up in
Huyton, is an
English television producer and
scriptwriter.
He is well-known for having created several popular television series such as
Grange Hill (
BBC One,
1978—
2008),
Brookside (
Channel 4,
1982—
2003) and
Hollyoaks (Channel 4,
1995—). For over twenty years he also ran his own independent production company,
Mersey Television, before selling the company off in
2005.
Early life and career
Redmond grew up in
Huyton. He passed the
11 plus examination but was given a place at St Kevin's
Comprehensive School, a large Catholic boys school in
Kirkby. Upon leaving school at 18 with 4
GCE O Level passes and one A level, he trained as a
quantity surveyor. Then in his twenties he decided to try for a career as a writer and he gained a
Social Studies Degree from
Liverpool University, before writing scripts for TV sitcoms such as
The Squirrels. He then came up with the
Grange Hill concept in 1978, for which he drew upon his own experience of the Comprehensive system.
Emmerdale Controversy
In 1993, he caused a large amount of controversy after
ITV's
Emmerdale brought him in to think of a way to attract larger viewing figures to the
soap opera. His solution was a
plane crash over the village, killing and wounding many residents. The timing of the storyline — close to the fifth anniversary of the
Lockerbie disaster — caused complaints.
Honours
In 1989, Phil Redmond was awarded the post of Honorary Professor of Media Studies at
Liverpool John Moores University, where he's encouraging a new, practically-oriented,
media studies course.
He was awarded the CBE (
Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to drama.
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