Shaun Sutton

Shaun Sutton
Born
Shaun Alfred Graham Sutton

(1919-10-14)14 October 1919
Died14 May 2004(2004-05-14) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • director
  • producer
  • executive
Spouse
Barbara Leslie
(m. 1948⁠–⁠2004)
Children4

Shaun Alfred Graham Sutton OBE (14 October 1919 in Hammersmith, London – 14 May 2004 in Norfolk) was an English television writer, director, producer and executive, who worked in the medium for nearly forty years from the 1950s to the 1990s. His most important role was as the Head of Drama at BBC Television from the late 1960s until 1981, a role he occupied for longer than anyone else.