Michael Hurll (7 October 1936 – 18 September 2012) was a British television producer who specialized in the

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and

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genres. He produced many British TV shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He was for many years a producer for the

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, and later worked for

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and as an independent producer. He also had a long association with television hosts

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and

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.Hurll was the producer of The Late Late Breakfast Show and was criticised for his part in the tragic death of Michael Lush, only discussing the planning of the ill fared stunt over the telephone. At the BBC, he was the producer of The Eurovision Song Contest twice, taking charge of the 1974 contest in Brighton (won by Abba) and again in 1982 in Harrogate. He was the originator of the

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, and for many years produced them, through his company Michael Hurll Television. He died of

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

in 2012, aged 75.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurll, Michael 1936 births 2012 deaths British television producers BBC television producers Place of birth missing Deaths from Parkinson's disease Neurological disease deaths in the United Kingdom