Phil Redmond

Phil Redmond
Born	10 June 1949 (1949-06-10) (age 62) Liverpool, England, UK
Occupation	TV Producer, screenwriter
Language	English
Nationality	British
Period	1973–present
Genres	Television
Notable work(s)	Grange Hill (BBC, 1978–2008) Brookside (Channel 4, 1982–2003) Hollyoaks (Channel 4, since 1995) The Courtroom (Channel 4, 2004)
Spouse(s)	Alexis Redmond

Phil Redmond CBE (born 10 June 1949) is an English television producer and screenwriter.

He is well-known for creating 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. Redmond also created the daytime legal drama, The Courtroom which was cancelled after 38 episodes.

Early life and career

Redmond grew up in Huyton, Liverpool. He passed the 11 plus examination but was given a place at St Kevin's Comprehensive, a large Roman 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 came up with the Grange Hill concept in 1978, for which he drew upon his own experience of the Comprehensive system.

He was the Creative Director of Liverpool's 2008 European Capital of Culture. He is Chair of National Museums Liverpool and the Institute of Cultural Capital.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

In 1989, Redmond was awarded the post of Honorary Professor of Media Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, where he is encouraging a new, practically-orientated, media studies course.

In November 2010 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Chester.

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.

External links

• Phil Redmond at the Internet Movie Database.