Reg Watson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 5 years ago |
| Born | Brisbane |
| Australia | |
| Books | Marine Biodiversity Management |
| Job | Screenwriter |
| Television producer | |
| Date of birth | August 27,1926 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Date of died | October 8,2019 |
| Died | Brisbane |
| Australia | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 488741 |
Neighbours
Prisoner
The Young Doctors
Goede tijden, slechte tijden
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
Verbotene Liebe
The Restless Years
Richmond Hill
Starting Out
Dangerous Women
Waterloo Station
Until Tomorrow
Taurus Rising
All Together Now
Possession
Zabranena Lyubov
Punishment
Wentworth - Season 8
Sons and Daughters
Crossroads
Reg Watson Life story
Reginald James Watson AM was an Australian television producer and screenwriter and executive. Watson was executive producer on the British soap opera Crossroads and created Australian media exports serials such as Prisoner, Neighbours, The Young Doctors and Sons and Daughters.
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Neighbours creator Reg Watson dies aged 93
...Reg Watson created the popular Australian television show in the 1980s The creator of the popular Australian television show Neighbours, Reg Watson, has died aged 93...
Neighbours creator Reg Watson dies aged 93
Reg Watson created the popular Australian television show in the 1980s
The Creator of the popular Australian television show Neighbours, Reg Watson , has died aged 93.
The Show announced his death on Friday Evening .
Neighbours, set on the fictional Ramsay Street, is Australia's all-time longest running drama and is due to celebrate its 35th year in 2020.
Executive producer of The Show , Jason Herbison, described Mr Watson as "a pioneer of drama" and "a lovely person to work with. "
Mr Watson was born in Queensland but moved to the UK in 1955 and helped create television show Crossroads.
He was then headhunted in Australia to establish a new drama department for Grundy Television.
Aside from Neighbours, he also helped create Prisoner: Cell Block H, The Young Doctors and Sons and Daughters.
Mr Watson developed Neighbours in the 1980s, with television producer Reg Grundy .
It was originally screened on Channel 7 in Australia but was dropped after it underperformed. It was then picked up by The Ten Network who saw promise in The Show .
Neighbours is also a popular show in the UK. It was first screened on the BBC before moving to Channel 5 .
The Show has launched many careers including Kylie Minogue , Margot Robbie , Holly Vallance and Jason Donovan .
Donovan, who played Scott Robinson in the soap drama, "Many Australian careers have a lot to thank for This Man . A Legend . . Mr Reg Watson . "
Russell Crowe also appeared for several episodes as former prisoner Kenny Larkin , so too did Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth as Josh Taylor and singer Natalie Imbruglia as Beth Brennan .
In 2010, Mr Watson was appointed a Member of The Order of Australia for services to the Media .
australia, soaps, television
Source of news: bbc.com
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