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Francis Essex(1929-2009)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Composer
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Francis Essex was born on 29 March 1929 in Brentwood, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984) and Dave's Kingdom (1964). He died on 5 March 2009.
BornMarch 29, 1929
DiedMarch 5, 2009(79)
BornMarch 29, 1929
DiedMarch 5, 2009(79)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Eric Sykes in Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1984
Dave's Kingdom
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1964
Beauty and the Beast
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1956

Credits

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Producer

  • Bernard Cribbins in Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
    Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • All Kinds of Music
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • The Flight of the Heron
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1968
  • The Dream Machine
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Dave's Kingdom
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Roy Castle and Millicent Martin in Mainly Millicent (1964)
    Mainly Millicent
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Tommy Steele Show: Quincy's Quest
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Val Parnell's All Kinds of Music
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Saturday Spectacular (1956)
    Saturday Spectacular
    5.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960–1961
  • Clyde McPhatter in This Is Bobby Darin (1960)
    This Is Bobby Darin
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Chan Canasta (1959)
    Chan Canasta
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • The Anthony Newley Show
    TV Series
    • producer (1960)
    • 1960–1961
  • The Gentle Flame (1959)
    The Gentle Flame
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Julie Andrews Show
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Be My Guest
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959

Writer

  • Eric Sykes in Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)
    Gabrielle and the Doodleman
    6.3
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Cuffy (1983)
    Cuffy
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Shillingbury Tales (1980)
    Shillingbury Tales
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • screenplay
    • 1980–1981
  • Hammer House of Horror (1980)
    Hammer House of Horror
    7.4
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • ...And the Band Played On (1980)
    ...And the Band Played On
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • original screenplay
    • 1980
  • ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959)
    ITV Sunday Night Drama
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1970–1972
  • The Tommy Steele Show: Quincy's Quest
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • The Gentle Flame (1959)
    The Gentle Flame
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • script
    • 1959
  • Beauty and the Beast
    TV Movie
    • adapted by
    • 1956
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • adapted for television by
    • 1956
  • Off the Record (1955)
    Off the Record
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1956

Composer

  • Luke's Kingdom (1976)
    Luke's Kingdom
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • My Wife's Lodger (1952)
    My Wife's Lodger
    4.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Penny Plain
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Stephen Francis
  • Born
    • March 29, 1929
    • Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 5, 2009

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: American Express Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Musical for Jolson played at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

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