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John Michael Gibbon (born 27 January 1942) is an English

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''. He began directing the programme in 1985 and began producing the programme in 1988. He became the show's new producer following the departure of the show's creator and series producer Julia Smith. Due to personal conflict with the series' head,

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, he was replaced by Michael Ferguson. It was reported that Gibbon controversially called for the killing of at least ten long-running characters in a bid to boost ratings. According to the writer

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, acting ability was a key factor in deciding which members of the cast to kill off. Cast lists were marked with black asterisks, signifying a death for their character. One of the written plots saw characters die in an

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bombing. However, the plots never came to fruition, as Gibbon was demoted and then resigned from the serial. He is also the deviser and adaptor, with David Yallop, of Herbert Jenkins's ''Bindle'' book series. Gibbon married Moya McCarthy in July 1976 and they have a daughter, Sophie.

Filmography

*''New Scotland Yard'' (1972) - director *''Helen: A Woman of Today'' (1973) - director *''Thick as Thieves'' (1974) - director *''

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'' (1988) - director *''

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* 1942 births Living people English television directors English television producers People from Gerrards Cross {{UK-tv-bio-stub