Charles Denton is a British film and television producer and executive. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He first worked for the BBC as a documentary filmmaker for five years from 1963, before he left the corporation to go freelance. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer He then worked for several ITV companies, such as ATV, Yorkshire Television and Granada Television. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Associated TeleVision Limited, best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981 Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. At the latter, he worked on the award-winning World in Action series. World in Action was a current affairs series produced by Granada Television in the United Kingdom in the 25 years from 1963 to
In the 1970s he also began working in the film industry, becoming the Managing Director of Black Lion Films. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The most notable productions he worked on during this time were the film version of the sitcom Porridge and the controversial Bob Hoskins-starring The Long Good Friday. Porridge was a British situation comedy that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1973 to 1977 running for three series two Christmas specials as well as Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and The Long Good Friday is a British Gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. In television, he became Controller of Programmes at ATV.
In 1980, he came under extreme political and diplomatic pressure from both the British and Saudi governments both before and after ATV financed, produced and screened the controversial drama-documentary Death of a Princess. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Death Of A Princess is a British 1980 drama-documentary, produced by ATV, about a young princess from a fictitious Middle-Eastern
In 1981, he controversially sacked Noele Gordon star of the soap opera Crossroads, and as an act of revenge she famously sang a 'love song' to him at the ATV End of Year Party - which although never seen was leaked to YouTube in April 2007. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Noele Gordon ( 25 December 1919 - 14 April 1985) was a British Film and Television actress. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Crossroads is a British Television Soap opera set in a Motel near Birmingham, England. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees
In 1982, the ITV Midlands broadcast franchise was transferred from ATV to Central Independent Television, but Denton remained in his post. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central and now legally ITV Central Ltd, is the British Independent Television contractor
In 1984[1] he left Central to become Chief Executive of Zenith Productions, which was initially financed by Central as one of its programme-making subsidiaries[2], though it was sold to Carlton Television in 1989 with Denton remaining in his post. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Carlton Television is the British ITV franchisee for London and parts of the surrounding counties from 925am every Monday to 5 Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In 1993, Carlton sold Zenith[3] and Denton left to re-join the BBC in the perhaps surprising role as Head of Drama, despite not having a background in drama production. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) His time there coincided with a general downturn in the fortunes of the department, with several senior producers leaving and many productions such as the expensive Rhodes receiving a negative press.
He left the Head of Drama post in 1996, was a member of the Arts Council of England 1996-1999[4] and worked for a time for BBC Films. Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales He is a fellow of the Royal Television Society and of the Royal Society of Arts. The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce ( RSA) is a British multi-disciplinary institution based in London.
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