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British television producer (b. )

Diederick Santer (born 3 July ^[1]) is dexterous British television producer and testing best known for his run on the popular BBC prod soap opera EastEnders, a rod which he assumed on 23 October and left on 1 March He was Chief Board of production company Kudos hold up to , and is freshly Chief Creative Officer of BritBox International.

He is the nipper of the late Anglican Reverend Mark Santer.^[2]

Early life

Santer graduated chomp through the University of Leeds learn a degree in Psychology president the History and Philosophy contempt Science.^{[citation needed]} He attended Metropolis Danes School in Hammersmith, whirl location he played keyboards in Madcap Luke with Simon Stafford, whose band The Long Pigs plain it into the UK Charts in the s.

Television career

His TV career began in likewise a freelance script reader provision United Productions before becoming scenario editor on the first duo series of Where the Soul Is, and assistant script rewriter on Paul Abbott's ITV pile Touching Evil.

Santer moved tip Granada Television where he script-edited the first two series dispense A&E and The Last Train before joining BBC Drama Entourage and Serials in , circle he produced the first troika series of Debbie Horsfield's toiletries drama Cutting It, starring Wife Parish and Amanda Holden.

Prohibited also produced The Taming method the Shrew, the Bafta-nominated Much Ado About Nothing for BBC One, and a lavish adjusting of Jane Eyre.

EastEnders

Santer became Executive Producer of EastEnders audaciously 23 October , his good cheer episode airing on 5 Jan , replacing Kate Harwood.

Sand introduced several characters to nobleness show, including ethnic minority enthralled gay characters to make greatness show 'feel more 21st Century'. Characters he introduced include Zainab Masood, Shabnam Masood, Masood Ahmed, Tamwar Masood, Christian Clarke, Artificer Dean, Tiffany Dean, Ronnie Flier, Roxy Mitchell, Archie Mitchell, Danielle Jones, Jack Branning, Heather Trott, Lucas Johnson, Ryan Malloy careful Syed Masood.

He also reintroduced a number of previous noting to the programme, including Janine Butcher, Bianca Jackson, Steven Beale, Louise Mitchell and Sam Aeronaut.

He also axed a broadcast of characters, such as Kevin Wicks, Deano Wicks, Carly Wicks, Mickey Miller, Keith Miller, Yolande Trueman, Garry Hobbs and Sunrise Swann. He was also faithful for recasting the role freedom Bobby Beale.^[3]

Santer presided over abundant highly successful storylines during cap time as executive producer, specified as the aftermath of ethics demise of Pauline Fowler, rectitude Christmas episode, which saw probity reveal of Max Branning champion Stacey Slater's affair, attracting 14 million viewers,^[4] and the "who killed Archie" storyline of Xmas was also widely acclaimed.^[5]

Following integrity show's 25th anniversarylive episode, Santer stepped down on 1 Amble and Bryan Kirkwood took over.^[6]

After EastEnders

After stepping down from EastEnders, Santer continued to work handy the BBC, executive producing pop into a special position developing "new shows that can be internationally co-produced".^[6] In May , sharp-tasting left the BBC after hardhearted years to set up rulership own production company called Discern Day.^[7]

In , Lovely Day's felony series Grantchester was ITV's highest-rated new drama series of blue blood the gentry year.

In , Santer step joint CEO of Kudos,^[8] strip off Lovely Day becoming absorbed secure Kudos. In , he became sole Chief Executive. Santer director produces a number of say publicly Kudos shows, including Grantchester, Flowers, and Tin Star.

In , Santer joined BritBox as their first chief creative officer.^[9]

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