Television producer whose work included landmark dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff and Edge of DarknessMichael Wearing, who has died aged 78, was a television producer and executive behind some of the most socially and politically charged dramas of the late 20th century. He successfully steered the medium through a period when single plays were dropped in favour of series. It was his work as script editor on Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM on May 11, 2017