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Journalist, author, pianist, film & TV extra/supporting artist and Southampton FC fan

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Anthony Hayward (born Caversham, Berkshire, on 26 October 1959) is a journalist and the author of more than 20 books, including four biographies.

Now a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Independent, he is a former editor of the Deben Journal, the trade magazine Radio and the consumer magazine New Video Viewer. He was a subeditor on national newspapers before joining the staff on the features desk of TV Times (1985–89), then turning freelance and specialising in w…

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Cathy Come Home

Cathy Come Home

Deceit, subterfuge, outrage - and that was even before Ken Loach's explosive 1966 TV drama hit the screen. An…

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Claire King: Sport of kings - top actor's horse play

Claire King: Sport of kings - top actor's horse play

Former Emmerdale and Bad Girls star Claire King talks about her lifelong love of horses - the highs and the l…

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Hannah Hauxwell: Yorkshire hill farmer who became a TV star with the documentary Too Long a Winter

Hannah Hauxwell: Yorkshire hill farmer who became a TV star with the documentary Too Long a Winter

Hannah Hauxwell, who has died aged 91, was living a harsh existence as a hill farmer in the Yorkshire Dales, …

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Tony Garnett: Producer of film & TV drama... collaborations with Ken Loach...Cathy Come Home and Kes

Tony Garnett: Producer of film & TV drama... collaborations with Ken Loach...Cathy Come Home and Kes

Tony Garnett, who has died aged 83, was a hugely influential creator of British film and television drama, fr…

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Exclusive: Paula Yates

Exclusive: Paula Yates

EXCLUSIVE: THE FEUD THAT HAUNTS PAULA FROM THE GRAVE Jess Yates's mistress speaks out Anthony Hayward track…

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Kay Mellor: Trailblazing screenwriter hailed for The Syndicate, Band of Gold and Fat Friends

Kay Mellor: Trailblazing screenwriter hailed for The Syndicate, Band of Gold and Fat Friends

Kay Mellor, who has died aged 71, was one of British TV's leading dramatists, with series that reflected the …

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Sally Head obituary

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By Anthony Hayward 
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Anthony Hayward The television producer and executive Sally Head, who has died aged 79 of cancer, commissioned groundbreaking dramas, from Prime Suspect, Cracker and Band of Gold to Tipping the Velvet and Fanny Hill. In doing to, she demonstrated not only an instinct for what makes good television, but also a willingness to take risks.
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Jacqueline Chan obituary

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By Anthony Hayward 
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Jacqueline Chan walking past the Prince of Wales theatre in London, where in 1961 she was starring in The World of Suzie Wong. Photograph: John Franks/Getty Images The Chinese Trinidadian actor Jacqueline Chan, who has died aged 91, became a regular on British television after making an impression in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong. As Gwennie Lee, she played one of the “Wan Chai girls” alongside Nancy Kwan in the starring role.
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David Burke obituary

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By Anthony Hayward 
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Anthony Hayward The character actor David Burke, who has died aged 91, turned in his best television performance as Dr Watson, the retired army doctor assisting Arthur Conan Doyle's Victorian detective, in ITV's acclaimed series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984-85). This came from the Granada Television producer Michael Cox's desire to recreate the look and tone of the original Holmes stories, illustrated by Sidney Paget, in the Strand magazine.
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