Cedric Messina was a South African born British television producer and director for the BBC of mainly classic drama. Messina attended school in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

 and moved to the United Kingdom after the second world war.

He was the supervisor of the first two seasons (twelve plays) of the BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare was a set of television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985.-Origins:...

and the producer of eighty-two productions in the Play of the Month

Play of the Month

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles...

series from 1965 onwards.

External links

• New York Times obituary, 17 May 1993