Mal Young was born on 26 January 1957 and is a British television producer, screenwriter and executive producer.
13 Facts About Mal Young
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Mal Young's tenure was criticised for taking the show away from its social realist roots towards a more sensationalist, ratings-chasing format.
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Mal Young oversaw the iconic Jordache Body Under The Patio storyline, as well as conceiving the first lesbian kiss on pre-watershed British TV achieving record ratings for the series and for Channel 4.
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Mal Young co-created and produced his own successful drama series for Channel 4, And The Beat Goes On.
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From 1997 to 2004, Mal Young moved to the BBC to become the Controller of Continuing Drama Series for the corporation's in-house production arm.
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Mal Young co-created, wrote, and produced a drama pilot for Fox in March 2007, Born in the USA.
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On 31 July 2017, Daytime Confidential announced that both Kay Alden and Sally Sussman Morina would be departing from the show, with Mal Young being named as the new head writer.
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In December 2018, reports were released saying that Mal Young had departed the show as executive producer and head writer.
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Mal Young's departure was later announced, as was the news of Josh Griffith and Tony Morina taking over his positions as head writer and executive producer, respectively.
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In May 2019 at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards, Mal Young picked up the award for Best Show and Best Writing.
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Mal Young is married to singer Mari Wilson, whom he met at a charity function in 2001.
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In September 1999, Mal Young gave the Huw Weldon Royal Television Society lecture at their Cambridge convention.
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Mal Young was the producer of the widely derided Desperate Scousewives.