Biography
Kay Mellor was an English writer, director, producer and occasional actress. Born in Leeds, she began her television career writing episodes for Coronation Street and Brookside before co-creating the children's drama Children's Ward.
She created and wrote the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–97), a drama about sex workers in Bradford. Her other notable series include Fat Friends (2000–05), Playing the Field (1998–2002) and The Syndicate (2012–21). She received the BAFTA Dennis Potter Award for outstanding writing for television in 1998 and was appointed OBE for services to drama in 2009.
Mellor also adapted several of her series for the stage, including Fat Friends and Band of Gold. She died in 2022.
