Robert Banks Stewart

Robert Banks Stewart
Banks Stewart in 1981
Born(1931-07-16)16 July 1931
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died14 January 2016(2016-01-14) (aged 84)
Other namesRobert Stewart
Occupation(s)Television writer, producer
Known forBBC and ITV drama
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Robert Banks Stewart (16 July 1931 – 14 January 2016)[1] was a Scottish screenwriter, television producer and former journalist. He was sometimes credited as Robert Stewart early in his career. Banks Stewart contributed extensively to drama for the BBC and ITV for several decades, which included creating and producing the series Shoestring (1979) and Bergerac (1981) and producing the first series of Lovejoy (1986). He also produced and co-adapted the early episodes of The Darling Buds of May (1991).[2]

  1. ^ "Robert Banks Stewart obituary". TheGuardian.com. 15 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Robert Banks Stewart". The Stewart Society. Retrieved 28 May 2020.