Anita Turner
Encyclopedia
Anita Turner is a British
script editor
, and television producer
. From 2008 to 2009 Turner was the series producer of the British television soap opera
Emmerdale
.
series Emmerdale, and held that role for three years.
as series producer of Emmerdale in early 2008.
Her first produced episode aired on Monday 3 March, 2008; it featured the civil partnership celebration of the characters Paul Lambert
and Jonny Foster
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
script editor
Script editor
A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. The script editor has many responsibilities including finding new script writers, developing storyline and series ideas with writers, ensuring that scripts are suitable for production...
, and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. From 2008 to 2009 Turner was the series producer of the British television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Early career
Turner worked as a script editor for the ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
series Emmerdale, and held that role for three years.
Series producer
Turner replaced Kathleen BeedlesKathleen Beedles
Kathleen Beedles originates from Rogart in Sutherland. She attended Golspie High School where she did some acting in a film with Tom Hanks. She is a former Series Producer of British television soap opera Emmerdale. She took over from Steve Frost during 2005. Kathleen was producer and series editor...
as series producer of Emmerdale in early 2008.
Her first produced episode aired on Monday 3 March, 2008; it featured the civil partnership celebration of the characters Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert (Emmerdale)
Paul Lambert is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Mathew Bose. Paul appeared between 2004 and 2009. He arrives as the son of existing characters Val Lambert and Rodney Blackstock and in 2008 Paul, who is openly gay, enters into a civil partnership with Jonny...
and Jonny Foster
Jonny Foster
Jonathan "Jonny" Foster is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Richard Grieve. He appeared from 2007 to 2008 and in 2009...
.