Phil Redmond
Professor Phil Redmond CBE is probably best known as the creator of three of Britain's longest-running drama programmes: Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks. He has also written extensively for radio, television and stage and is currently a regular columnist for the Liverpool Daily Post. Phil was awarded the honorary chair of media at Liverpool John Moores University in 1989. Since 1993 he has also been a fellow and member of the board of trustees, as well as founding and chairing the International Centre for Digital Content (ICDC), also based at LJMU. Phil was a founder member of the first regional branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Manchester and in 1996 was elected as fellow of the RSA. In 1997 he was appointed vice chair of the newly created North West Film Commission, becoming a patron in 1999. He was awarded a CBE for services to drama in June 2004. In November 2006 Phil joined Liverpool's Capital of Culture Board and became deputy chair. He was appointed creative director in September 2007. Phil Redmond is one of the best-known producers on British television. He’s been called a TV mogul and cultural commissar, and was the mastermind behind Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks - three programmes that have been credited with changing the nation's juvenile viewing habits.
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