Presenter of ‘properly tough’ Channel 4 quiz was also a producer and director of TV sitcoms and other gameshowsWilliam G Stewart, the longtime host of the popular TV quiz show 15 to 1, has died aged 84. “Sadly, William G Stewart passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family after a brief illness,” his agent, Julia Wyatt, said. In his long television career he produced and directed many programmes including the TV sitcoms Father, Dear Father, Bless This House, and Love Thy Neighbour. A father of five, in 1997 Stewart married his third wife, Laura Calland, a voiceover artist for 15 to 1. A statement shared by the broadcaster and the team behind the programme read: “We are saddened to hear the news about William G Stewart, whose inimitable style set 15 to 1 apart from all other quiz shows.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2017 17:48 UTC