Leonard Lewis

Leonard Lewis
Born
Leonard Jack Lewis

(1927-11-29)29 November 1927
Tottenham, England
Died2 December 2005(2005-12-02) (aged 78)
Somerset, England
OccupationTV Producer/Director
Years active1960–1995
TelevisionEastEnders
Spouse
Jean Lewis
(m. 1950)
Children3 daughters

Leonard Jack Lewis (29 November 1927 – 2 December 2005) was a British producer and director. He was most active in television. He was the Executive/Series Producer for BBC's EastEnders during the early 1990s, though he had success with many other television programmes for both the BBC and ITV. It has been said that Lewis believed in "the principles of public service broadcasting" and he has been described as a "gifted television producer with hidden directorial talents".[1] After over 40 years working in the television industry, Lewis retired in 1995. He died in December 2005, aged 78.

  1. ^ Alan Plater (11 January 2006). "Leonard Lewis". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2007.