Edgar William Podmore was a British television producer.
10 Facts About Bill Podmore
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Bill Podmore was asked to take over as producer of "the Street" in 1976.
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Bill Podmore helped steer the programme back onto an even keel.
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Bill Podmore referred to this as "re-decoration, not demolition" meaning that he intended to capitalise on the strengths he already had there.
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Bill Podmore brought in new characters, such as Renee Bradshaw, and brought minor characters, such as Fred Gee and Vera Duckworth, to the fore.
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Bill Podmore stood by Dudley steadfastly, insisting that although he was involved in a "shameful" court case in reality, whatever Dudley did in his private life was his own business.
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Bill Podmore was quoted as saying that Alf Roberts was allowed to emerge "from the shadows of a rather humdrum marriage".
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Bill Podmore called this "indefensible" and sacked him in August 1983.
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Bill Podmore's memoirs, entitled Coronation Street - The Inside Story, were published in 1990.
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Bill Podmore died on 22 January 1994 at Cheadle Royal Hospital.