Derek Smith (television producer)

Derek Smith (16 April 1927 – 17 March 2015)[1] was a British producer whose body of work extended to more than 100 programmes or series. He was the creator and producer of the original BBC Television series of Top Gear[2] and the adventure survival series Now Get Out Of That.

  1. ^ "Prolific television producer who spotted a gap in the market for a motoring programme and titled it Top Gear" The Times Obituaries April 16, 2015 p. 54
  2. ^ "'Top Gear' Creator Derek Smith Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter.