Kevin Laffan

Kevin Laffan

Infobox writer
name = Kevin Laffan


imagesize =
caption = Kevin Laffan
pseudonym =
birthname = Kevin Barry Laffan
birthdate = birth date|1922|05|24|df=y
birthplace = Reading, Berkshire
deathdate = death date and age|2003|03|11|1922|05|24|df=y
deathplace = London
(Pneumonia)
occupation =
nationality = English
notableworks = Creator of ITV soap opera "Emmerdale Farm"

Kevin Barry Laffan (24 May 1922 Reading, Berkshire - 11 March 2003 London) was an English playwright and television writer, best known for creating ITV soap opera "Emmerdale Farm". Laffan had undergone heart surgery but two weeks later, he died after suffering a bout of pneumonia.

Kevin penned 262 episodes of "Emmerdale Farm" after coming up with the idea in 1972. Laffan stopped writing for the serial after 12 years but remained on as a consultant. The Soap was based on a town in Yorkshire, called Ammerdale. Laffan, however, was not allowed to name the programme directly after a real place, so subtly altered the name.

Laffan's other big television success was "Beryl's Lot", a comedy-drama inspired by the real-life story of the novelist Margaret Powell.

He wrote "Its a 2 foot 6 inches above the ground world" which was a play that won the Irish Times prize.

"Zoo zoo widershins Zoo" also won a TV award.

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