George Gallaccio (born 23 December 1938) is a British retired television producer who previously worked as a production assistant and production unit manager. His most prominent work was as the producer on two

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detective drama series, ''

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'' (1985–1992), based on the novels by

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, and '' Bergerac'' (1988–1991), for which he was the final producer.

Career

Gallaccio began his career at the BBC in the early 1970s. He was the production assistant on ''

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'' (1973), which was created by the ''

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'' production team of

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and

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. He also worked as a production unit manager (PUM), a new role created at the BBC which meant that he was in charge of the budgets on a given production. In this capacity he worked on ''Doctor Who'' between 1974 and 1976, and briefly appeared on screen as one of the faces in the mind-bending sequence of ''

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'' (1976), later suggested as an early incarnation of the Doctor by producer

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. He also worked on the BBC's adaptations of ''

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'' (1974–75) and ''

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'' (1977). Gallaccio worked as a drama producer for the first time on the six-part serial '' The Legend of Robin Hood'' (1975), and later produced two series for

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, the supernatural ''

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'' (1979) and the

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serial ''Mackenzie'' (1980). He was the BBC management's first choice to produce ''Doctor Who'' following the departure of Graham Williams in 1980, but turned it down. Between 1988 and 1991, he served as the final producer of ''Bergerac'', the detective drama series set in Jersey. He produced several ''Miss Marple'' dramas between 1985 and 1992.

Personal life

In 1962, Gallaccio married Maureen Morris, an actress. The following year, she gave birth to a daughter, artist

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. George has spent over 20 years volunteering as a Front of House steward at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. He can be found there almost every day during the season.

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