Kevin Paul Jackson (born 2 October 1947), credited as Paul Jackson; sometimes as K. Paul Jackson, is a British television producer. He has worked on such shows as The Two Ronnies, The Young Ones, and Red Dwarf where he directed the episode White Hole, although he is not credited.
According to the British Film Institute's biography of Jackson., he once said: "I don't think there are that many differences between someone like Rik Mayall and Cannon ...
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Kevin Paul Jackson (born 2 October 1947), credited as Paul Jackson; sometimes as K. Paul Jackson, is a British television producer. He has worked on such shows as The Two Ronnies, The Young Ones, and Red Dwarf where he directed the episode White Hole, although he is not credited.
According to the British Film Institute's biography of Jackson., he once said: "I don't think there are that many differences between someone like Rik Mayall and Cannon and Ball," - an attitude that did not endear him to many British new wave comics, notably Alexei Sayle and Peter Richardson who had, according to the BFI, "long suffered a fractious relationship with Jackson".
He was made Director of Programmes for Carlton Television in 1993, overseeing the new company's programmes which received mixed ratings and reviews. In 1995, he became managing director of Carlton Productions but left suddenly. In 1997 he became the BBC's Head of Entertainment, overseeing a much-reduced raft of new TV programmes but,...
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