Biography
Rob Gittins is a British screenwriter and novelist. He has written for numerous UK television series including EastEnders, Casualty, The Bill, Emmerdale and Heartbeat.
Gittins is the longest-serving writer on EastEnders, having contributed episodes since the series began in 1985. In 2015 he received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards. He has also written over twenty radio plays for BBC Radio 4, including the series Losing Paradise which won a Gold Drama Medal at the New York International Radio Festival, and has published several novels.
