Mike Gibbon

For other similarly named people, see Michael Gibbons (disambiguation).

Mike Gibbon
Born	John Michael Gibbon 27 January 1942 (1942-01-27) (age 69) Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England
Nationality	British
Ethnicity	White British
Occupation	TV Producer/Director
Years active	1972 (1972)–88 (88)
Television	EastEnders
Spouse	Moya McCarthy (m. 1976–present) «start: (1976-07)»"Marriage: Moya McCarthy to Mike Gibbon" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gibbon)
Children	1 daughter

John Michael "Mike" Gibbon (born 27 January 1942) is an English television producer and director. Gibbon married Moya McCarthy in July 1976 and they have a daughter, Sophie.

He directed and produced the BBC televised soap opera, EastEnders. He began directing the programme in 1985 and began producing the programme in 1988.^[1] He became the show's new boss following the departure of show creator and series producer Julia Smith. Due to personal conflict with the series' head, Peter Cregeen, he was replaced by Michael Ferguson.^[2][3] It has been reported that Gibbon controversially called for the killing of at least 10 long-running characters in a bid to boost ratings. According to writer David Yallop, acting ability was a key factor in deciding which members of the cast to get rid of. Cast lists were marked with black asterisks, signifying an death for their character. One of the penned plots saw characters die in an IRA bombing. However, the plots never came to fruition, as Gibbon was demoted and then resigned from the serial.^[4]

He is also deviser and adaptor, with David Yallop, of Herbert Jenkins's Bindle book series.

Filmography

• New Scotland Yard (1972) - Director
• Helen: A Woman of Today (1973) - Director
• Thick as Thieves (1974) - Director
• Within These Walls (1974) - Director
• Intimate Strangers (1974) - Director
• Emmerdale Farm -Director
• The Brack Report (1982) - Director
• Airline -Director
• Fair City (1988) - Director
• City of the Rich - Executive producer
• The Log of the Ark - Producer
• Remains To Be Seen
• The League Against Christmas

References

1. ^ Brake, Colin (1995). EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration. BBC Books. ISBN 0-563-37057-2. 
2. ^ "'EastEnders' writer wins pounds 68,000 from BBC". London: The Independent. 1992-10-17. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/eastenders-writer-wins-pounds-68000-from-bbc-1557818.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
3. ^ Oulton, Charles (1992-10-06). "Scriptwriter lost job after giving IRA a role in soap". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scriptwriter-lost-job-after-giving-ira-a-role-in-soap-1555686.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
4. ^ "Soap opera's producers 'aimed axe at poor acting'". London: The Independent. 1992-10-08. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/soap-operas-producers-aimed-axe-at-poor-acting-1556027.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 

External links

• Mike Gibbon at the Internet Movie Database

Media offices
Preceded by Julia Smith	Executive Producer of EastEnders 1988–89	Succeeded by Michael Ferguson

Persondata
Name	Gibbon, Mike
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Date of birth	1942-01-27
Place of birth	Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England
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