Bevan John Lee (born 7 November 1950) is an Australian writer and executive best known for creating the TV dramas '' All Saints'', '' Packed to the Rafters'', '' Winners & Losers'' and '' A Place to Call Home''.

Career

Lee was an actor before turning to writing, working his way up to be script producer of the TV serial '' Sons and Daughters''. He also rewrote the first episode of ''

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'', a show which he has script produced at various stages over the years. Lee was network script executive at Channel Nine for eight years in the 1990s before returning to Channel Seven, where he took part in the creation and development of such series as '' All Saints'', '' Always Greener'', '' Marshall Law'' and ''

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'', forming a notable creative partnership with Seven's head of network drama John Holmes. He created a new drama for Seven filmed in 2012, '' A Place to Call Home''. He also created the critically acclaimed 2020 series, ''Between Two World

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Personal life

Lee is gay and in 2007 he was nominated as one of the 25 most influential lesbian and gay people in Australia by online digital media site SameSame.Danny Corvini 'Bevan Lee' Same Same

Filmography

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Acting credits

Film

Television

References

External links

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Bevan Lee at Screen Australia
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