TELEVISION producer Francis Essex, who brought the Muppets to Britain, has died aged 79.
He worked as a BBC trainee before moving to ITV company Associated Television as a writer and then producer.
He helped bring The Muppet Show to British screens after its creator Jim Henson failed to land a US series.
THANK YOU!!! to Francis Essexs
- Caitlin, London, 24/03/2009 17:26
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