Biography

Kevin Billington was born on June 12, 1934 in England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970), Reflections (1984) and The Light at the Edge of the World (1971). He was married to Rachel Billington. He died on December 13, 2021 in Dorset, England, UK.

Father of Nathaniel Kevin (b. 1970), Catherine Rose (b. 1973), Chloe Margaret (b. 1976) and Caspar Leo (b. 1979).

The son of a factory worker, educated at Bryanston School and Queens' College, Cambridge.

First worked for the BBC as a radio producer in Leeds (1959-60) and then for television in Manchester (1960-61).

Michael Rimmer realized everybody, he believed, was fireable and everybody could be moved, maneuvered and fixed. All appearance and little reality. (Commentary on his film The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970))