Kenny McBain was a Scottish TV director and producer who was born on 28 July 1946 and died on 22 April 1989.He is perhaps best known as a producer on Inspector Morse, though he had also worked in that capacity on Boon and Grange Hill.His directorial credits include the Doctor Who story The Horns of Nimon (1979), episodes of Coronation Street and the Omega Factor episode Double Vision.McBain, a gifted musician, attended Hutcheson's Grammar school in Glasgow and won a place to study music at Harvard University, deciding eventually to concentrate on drama. His name can be found on the 'wall of fame' at BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly, London, having been nominated for a BAFTA award for his work on Morse.
A few days before he died of Hodgkins Disease, he saw Inspector Morse (1987), which he had been responsible for bringing to the small screen, achieve the honour of being awarded a Queen's Award for Export in recognition of its sales to overseas television companies.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The General
2014
Documentary producer
Inspector Morse
1987-1988
TV Series producer - 7 episodes
Educating Oz
1986
TV Movie producer
Boon
1986
TV Series producer - 13 episodes
Grange Hill
1983-1984
TV Series producer - 36 episodes
Maggie
1981/II
TV Series producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Why Do They Call it Good Friday?
1985
TV Movie
Grange Hill
1983-1984
TV Series 8 episodes
Lady Killers
1981
TV Series 1 episode
Coronation Street
1981
TV Series 2 episodes
The Walls of Jericho
1981
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
Mackenzie
1980
TV Series 7 episodes
Doctor Who
1979-1980
TV Series 4 episodes
The Omega Factor
1979
TV Series 1 episode
A Family Affair
1979
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inspector Morse
TV Series series developer - 23 episodes, 1989 - 2000 original series developer - 3 episodes, 1991
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The General
2014
Documentary story
The Blackheath Poisonings
1992
TV Mini-Series creator - 3 episodes
Inspector Morse
1990-1992
TV Series series developed by - 2 episodes
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1984
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama)
Grange Hill (1978)
Known for movies
Grange Hill (1983-1984) as Producer
Why Do They Call it Good Friday? (1985) as Director
$7 Million
