Phil Redmond
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Redmond in 2008
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| Born |
10 June 1949 (age 67) Huyton, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | TV Producer, screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1973–present |
| Genre | Television |
| Notable works | Grange Hill (BBC, 1978–2008) Brookside (Channel 4, 1982–2003) Hollyoaks (Channel 4, since 1995) The Courtroom (Channel 4, 2004) |
| Spouse | Alexis Redmond |
Philip Redmond CBE (born 10 June 1949) is an English television producer and screenwriter from Huyton, Lancashire.
He took the 11-plus and passed it, but attended St Kevin's RC School in Northwood, Kirkby (it became All Saints Catholic High School, Kirkby). His mother was a cleaner and his father was a bus driver. He left school with four O-levels and one A-level and trained to become a quantity surveyor. He based his first ideas for Grange Hill at his time at St Kevin's.
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 off the company in 2005. Redmond also created the daytime legal drama, The Courtroom which was cancelled after 38 episodes.
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.
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