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Reg Watson, Creator of Crossroads and Neighbours Has Died
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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 186132" data-attributes="member: 33"><p>Reg Watson who helped to create <em>Crossroads </em>and later went on to create <em>Neighbours </em>has died age 93.</p><p></p><p>Mr Watson was born in Queensland but moved to the UK in 1955 and helped create television show <em>Crossroads</em>.</p><p></p><p>He was then headhunted in Australia to establish a new drama department for Grundy Television.</p><p></p><p>Aside from <em>Neighbours</em>, he also helped create <em>Prisoner: Cell Block H</em>, <em>The Young Doctors</em> and <em>Sons and Daughters.</em></p><p></p><p>Mr Watson developed <em>Neighbours </em>in the 1980s, with television producer Reg Grundy.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Neighbours is also a popular show in the UK. It was first screened on the BBC before moving to Channel 5.</p><p></p><p>The show has launched many careers including Kylie Minogue, Margot Robbie, Holly Vallance and Jason Donovan.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50028311" target="_blank">Neighbours creator Reg Watson dies aged 93</a></p><p></p><p>From the end credits of Crossroads:</p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/O97RSAQ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 186132, member: 33"] Reg Watson who helped to create [I]Crossroads [/I]and later went on to create [I]Neighbours [/I]has died age 93. Mr Watson was born in Queensland but moved to the UK in 1955 and helped create television show [I]Crossroads[/I]. He was then headhunted in Australia to establish a new drama department for Grundy Television. Aside from [I]Neighbours[/I], he also helped create [I]Prisoner: Cell Block H[/I], [I]The Young Doctors[/I] and [I]Sons and Daughters.[/I] Mr Watson developed [I]Neighbours [/I]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. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50028311']Neighbours creator Reg Watson dies aged 93[/URL] From the end credits of Crossroads: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/O97RSAQ.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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