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Colin Adams is a British television 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 In the 1990s he was the Head of Northern Broadcasting at the BBC, before in 1997 he was rather surprisingly appointed as the Corporation's Head of Television Drama. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Adams was an unexpected choice for the position as he had no background in drama programming, but the Corporation was eager to appoint somebody to the position which had not had a full-time occupant since the previous year, when Charles Denton had left. Charles Denton is a British Film and Television producer and executive

In the meantime the job had been taken on a caretaker basis by first Ruth Caleb (Head of Drama at BBC Wales) and then Alan Yentob (Director of Television). BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Alan Yentob (born 11 March 1947 is a British Television executive Adams had initially been brought in to assist Yentob in running the department in an administrative capacity, which eventually led to his being offered the full-time post.

The department had been affected by the critical reception to many expensive projects such as Rhodes and the departure of senior producers such as Michael Wearing, and many more drama-related producers were reluctant to take the previously highly-coveted position. Michael Wearing is a British Television producer, who has spent much of his career working on various drama productions for the BBC. Adams' appointment was not a particularly popular one with the drama staff, as he was seen as more of an administrator than a creative force.

He occupied the post for three years, until 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

External links

• Variety article on Adams' appointment to BBC Head of Drama post