Ken Riddington is a British

United Kingdom

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 television producer

Television producer

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, who has worked predominantly in BBC television drama

BBC television drama

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, with a career active since the 1970s. He has produced several high-profile television series and serials, including Tenko

Tenko (TV series)

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(1981), The Citadel (1983), A Very Peculiar Practice

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(1986), The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

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(1991) and Andrew Davies

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's adaptations of Michael Dobbs

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' House of Cards

House of Cards

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trilogy — House of Cards (1990), To Play the King

To Play the King

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(1993) and The Final Cut (1995).

For a time during the 1980s, he was the acting Head of Series & Serials in the BBC drama department, before returning to front-line producing work. Ending his spell at the BBC at the age of 75, he and his wife Liz Riddington enjoyed twelve years of retirement before Ken moved to a London nursing home, where he is treated for early dementia.

External links

• Ken Riddington at the Internet Movie Database
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